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THE  BECKWITHS. 


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PAUL  BECKWITH. 


There  aic  but  two  (.ionraphcrs  who  can  tell  the  story  of  a  man's  life.  One,  the  person 
himself,  the  other,  the  RetorclinK  .\nKcl.  The  autohioKnipher  cannot  l.e  trusted  to  It-ll  all 
the  truth,  though  he  may  tell  nolhinK  but  the  trutli,  an.l  t.ie  Recording  AuRel  never  allows 
his  l)ook  to  leave  his  own  hands. 


ALBANY.  N.  Y.: 

JOEL  MUNSELL'S  SONS,  I'L'HLISIIERS. 

1891. 


3Ci<b^5 


In  thanking  those  who  have  so  kindly  responded  to  my 
letters  of  in(|iiiry,  I  would  say  that  I  shall  continue  the 
"History  of  the  American  Heckwiths,"  and  to  that  end  request 
that  I  may  be  informed  of  all  genealogical  events  that  may 
take  place  in  your  families.  Also  I  request  biographical 
sketches  of  yourselves,  your  parents,  grandparents,  etc. 

PAUL    HECK  WITH. 

looj  Twcnty-fourtli  Mrect,  N.  W., 
Washinuton,  1>.  C. 


THE  BECKWITIIS. 


TnK  Bkckwitii  Tausm.w. 
Obvcree,  the  area  (illed  witli  planetary  characters 
with  this  inscription,  "  fii  l)e(»  contideo  rev«'rtentnr 
iniinici  ineo  n*trosiini.''  Ileverse,  these  symbols  U  and 
'i  in  coiijuuction  in  si  with  the  inscription  "  A  pavis 
iuiniici  custodi  vitani  nieani  oh  tu  Jehova.'  (^Ducatus 
Leoilensis,  Thursby). 

Arms. 

Yorkshire. 
Ar.  a  chevron  gu.  fretty  or.,  between  3  hinds'  heads 
erased,  <»f  the  soct)nd.  On  a  chief  engrailled  gu.  a 
saltier  engrailled  between  "J  roses  or,  in  pale,  and  mi 
a  chief  joined  to  the  dexter  and  siniater  sides  a  demy 
tieur delis  paleways  or. 

Yorkfthire. 
Sa.  on  a  chevron  az.  between  .'5  L'riifens'  heads  erased 
or.  a  boars  head  couped,  l>etween  '1  pheons  gu. 

Aldhorouyfi  in  Yorkuhlre, 
Ar.  a  chevron,  between  .'5  hinds'  heads  erased  gu. 

Trimdeii  in  Durhavi. 
Ar.  a  chevron  between  3  hinds'  heads  couped  gu. 


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6  The  lieckwitha, 

ClynUyii  in  Yorkshire. 
Or.  ou  a  fess  tiz.  3  fleur-deslis  of  the  field. 

Ckehts. 

H«'«'k\vith  or  Rickwitli.     A  stag's  head  erased. 

Beckwith.     An  antelope  ppr. 

Heckwitli.  William  of  Tlmrcroft  in  York,  and 
Trinuleii  in  Durham.  An  antelope  ppr.  in  mouth  a 
branch  vert.     Motto  "  Jouir  en  bien." 

Heekwith.  A  dove  az.  in  mouth  \\  ears  of  wheat 
vert,  all  ppr. 

Heekwith  of  Durham.     A  roebuck's  head  couped  sa. 

lieekwith  of  Aldbor«»ugh,  York  and  Durhain.  A 
stag's  head  coui)ed  sa. 

Heekwith  of  York.  A  stag's  head  «piarterly  per 
fess,  indented  or.  and  gu. 

Heekwith  of  York,  A  stag's  head  (piarterly  ]>er 
fess,  indented  or.  and  az. 

Bet'kwith  or  Heekworth  of  York.  An  eagle's  head 
or.  «lepres8ed  with  two  bends  vert,  wings  one  arg.,  the 
other  gu. 


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11 — 


The  liti'kiintliM, 


SIR  HUGH  DE  MALKHISSE. 


"  Sir  Iiiic;lj  <1('  MalchiHsc,  lu-ld  laiuls,  time  of  Wil- 
liam tl>e  ('<m<|U«'rc)r,''  i^  all  that  Domosday  Hook  tells 
UH  of  this  valiant  old  Norman  knight,  for  valiant  he 
must  have  l)e<'n,  or  few  broad  acres  wouhl  lu'  have 
possessed  in  those  days,  nhen  men  eneased  themselves 
in  iron  shells,  and  strnek  hard  with  sword,  hmee  and 
club.  AV^hen  aims  and  armor  hunj:^  conveniently  near, 
for  outside  one's  <»wn  eastle  i^ate  there  i^cnnn'ally  was  a 
chanee  f<»i'  l»h»ws;  ami  if  we  would  know  the  men  of 
tlioHe  days  we  must  h»ok  for  them  under  helmet  and 
shield,  founders  of  a  feudalism  felt  even  unto  our  day. 
Their  lands,  aetjuired  at  the  sw(>rd's  [loint,  were  held 
only  as  a  price  of  val(»r  in  the  service  of  their  sovereign. 

At  the  time  of  the  invasion  of  England,  the  Nor- 
mans had  lost  all  traces  in  language  and  manners  of 
their  northern  or  Danish  origin,  and  though  but  little 
love  existed  between  them  and  their  French  neighbors, 
still  it  was  in  Normandy  that  the  French  language  had 
ac([uired  its  greatest  j>olish  and  elegance.  As  the  moi'e 
essential  attributes  of  bo<ly  and  mind  are  not  so  easily 
shaken  off  as  language  and  conventional  manners,  the 
Normans  were  distinguished  from  the  <)ther  nativ«»s  of 
France  by  their  stature,  fair  com[)lexion,  abstemiousness 
and  moral  qualities;  we  can,  therefore,  well  imagine 
Sir  Hugh,  tall  of  stature  and  fair  of  complexion,  a  type 


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The  Jiecktcitlm. 


tliat  «listiii<iuisli«'s  so  many  of  liis  (lescciidarits,  even 
mitooui'  (lay,  as  li«'  storMl  in  l()«w;  upon  tlie  sliorcs  of 
Kiiijfland,  <'i<.rlii  lniiHlrc<l  and  twcnty-fonr  years  ago, 
and  with  iiis  wariioi"  companions,  v(»\v«d  hy  x\\v  aid  of 
Madame  St.  Mary  (tin-  patrom-ss  of  Xorman  eliivalry) 
to  caivc  witli  his  good  swoi-d  an  Karidcuii  or  a  nai'i'ow 
ivstiiig  placf,  whirh  even  Kngland  conld  not  refuse 
her  valiant  invaders. 

Toward  the  end  of  th«;  eleventh  centMr}',  wild  times 
as  tln'y  were,  a  glimpse  of  ai  approaching  ci\  ili/,ati<»n 
was  seen  in  the  erection  by  the;  nobles  of  ♦'rowning 
castles  and  costly  abbeys.  AVilliam  the  Con(|U(M'or, 
who  with  a  single  flow n  nueh'  Kngland  tremble,  re- 
built at  his  own  e.xpense,  the  superb  Abbey  of  .Turn  ieges, 
\N  liei'e  the  Cleric  found  learning  and  the  poor  nsan 
l)read,  on  condition  that  the  church  should  be  under 
the  in\(»cation  of  th"  Mothe.'  of  (rod.  He  assisted  in 
person,  with  the  I)u«hess  ]\ratilda,  all  his  great  Nor- 
man Barons  and  their  ?'etinues,  at  the  dedication  July 
1st,  1(>()S,  and  who  knows  but  that  Sir  Hugh  may  have 
been  a  sju-ctator,  an<l  may  hav»'  accompaiiiecl  the  Con- 
(|ueroi'  some  yeais  later  when  he  ciossed  the  sea  t(> 
Normandy,  in  order  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of 
the  Church  of  "  Our  l.ady  of  Uayeau."  It  was  at  this 
time,  probably,  that  the  Duchess  Matilda  paid  hom- 
age to  Saint  Mai'y  of  Bay<'au,  by  ]»rest'nting  that  cele- 
biated  tapestry  in  which  hei'  ])ati«'nt  neeille  liad  in- 
•oked   the  i:reat    eiiocli   of   the  con(iU(!st  of   Enuland, 


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)ked   the  great    ep 
This  drajiery.  "embroidered   with  Hgurcs  and  inscrip- 
tion," was  huntr  the  whole  leiiLrth   "of  the  nave  of  the 


The  Beckwiths.  9 

cliiircli,"  says  an  inventory  <>f  tlic  tivasuivH  of  our  T-,a«ly 
of  Haycau,  drawn  U|>  in  L 47<i.  Tlio  tapestry  of  I^ayeau 
enables  us  to  see  in  battle  and  in  oani|>  tliese  I'ougli  and 
rui^iXed  warriors,  pioneers  of  a  dawning;  civilizatit»n. 

The  work,  even  of  the  needle,  was  I'lide  in  tliose 
da\s,  still  we  can  s<'e  there  tlie  men  who  I'ouLilit  at 
llastinu's,  and  here  we  iind  Sir  Iluiih,  in  a"leatlier 
eoat  of  tonu'h  l>idl  hide,"  eovei'ed  with  nu^tal  rinus, 
sewn  ii|>on  it,  toiicliini;  al  tlieii'  cireund'ei'enee,  n<)t  in- 
tei'laced.  as  in  chain  mail,  for  cliain  mail  was  as  yet 
unknown.  The  coat  and  breeches  one  [>iece  ^vith  a 
Hap  at  the  bi'easi  to  admit  the  wearei',  a  cascpie  of  steel, 
j^ilded  ami  painted,  slioes  and  Lrh>ves  of  leatlier,  h'gs 
j)rotected  by  slieepskins  fastene(i  with  leather  stia|>s, 
armed  with  an  embossed  shield  bound  with  iioii  and 
co\»'i-e(l  with  leathei-,  up»»n  \vhich  the  ai'Uis  were 
j>ainted.  a  loni;'  spear  ainNbroail-bladed  sword,  and  so 
appeared  Sir  Ilunh,  and  his  warrior  eom}»anions. 

Sir  Hugh  de  Malebisse  had  three  sons,  llicliard,  tlie 
eldest,  was  witness  to  the  chartei'  of  Albert  de  Rain- 
ville.  (ialfred,  the  Noungest,  w  illed  all  his  lands  to  (nxl, 
Madame  St.  Mar\  and  the  Monastei'v  of  Newbo,  in 
1142,  and  became  the  first  Prior.  Sir  Hugh,  the  second 
son,  mai-ried  twice;  through  his  second  mari'iage  lie 
became  liord  of  Knyveton  :  his  first  wife,  Ejnma,  daugh- 
ter of  William  de  I'ercy,  oneof  the  grt'at  and  powerful 
\orman  baron>  (ancest(»r  ol'  Harry  Hotspur).  Sir 
Hugh  live<l  in  the  i-eign  of  King  Stephen,  111^8,  and 
had  issue,  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  as  follows; 
Hugo,  Itichard,  Sir  William,  Sir  Simon  antl  Matilda. 
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The  Beckwith^. 


Huiro,  the  eldest,  was  Cliief  Justice  of  County  York, 
and  iiianicd   tu  ice :  bis   second  wife  was  Lady  Bea- 
trice, Ladv  of  the    Manor  of    Wvkes,  County    Cam- 
bridge  :  she  toumU'd  the  Priory  of  Spinney,  during  the 
reiirn  of  Henry  the  Tliir<l,  and  <lied  witliout  issue,  liis 
lands   passing  to   his  hrother,   Uiciiard    de  Mak'hisse, 
Lord  of  Ancaster,  Knvveton   and   other  estates.     He 
lived  during  the  time  of  Richard,  the   Liim  H«'arted, 
and  possibly  accom}tanie<l  him  to  tiie  Holy  Land.     He 
was  Chief  Forester  of  Galles,  Derwent  and  Wonerdale; 
Chief  Justice  of  County  York  during  the  fcuirth  year 
of  the  reign  (»t"  King  John.     In  the  second  year  of  the 
reign  of  Richard   the  First,  he  paid   '_*()   pounds  to  be 
F'orester,  as  he  had  been    in  the  time  <>f   King  Henry. 
He  paid,   first  year  of   King  John,  5  i)ounds  tor  the 
farm  of  (lueltres,  and  founded  in  1198  the  Monastery 
of  Newbo,  in  Lincolnshire,  of  the  Order  of  Praemon- 
statensis.  and  "irave  to  (rod,  Madame   St.  Mary  and 
the  Abbey  of  Xrwlto,"  of  which  his  uncle  Galfred  was 
Pii<»r,  all   his  hinds  in  the  village  of  Newbo,  with  the 
Chuiches  of   Ancaster  and   Knyveton,  and,  also,  other 
laiKJs.      H«'    had    three    sons,       Rol>ertus,    the    eldest, 
whose  line    became  extinct   in  the  second  generation  ; 
Richaril,    Lord    of    Beiiin^worth,   the    youngest,  died 
without    issue;  John,   the  second   son,  coniirrae<l   the 
grants  his  father.  Richard,  had  received  from  Morton 
(irange  to  the  Abbey  of  Newbo  in  the  fourteenth  year 
of  the  reiirn  of  Kim;  John. 

John  de  Mah'bisse  f«ninded  the  de  Malebisse  branch 
of  our  familv,  which  became  extinct  in  the  eleventh 


The  Bechiolthn. 


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generation,  on  tlie  niai'i'iaL^e  of  Elizalu'tli  do  Malebisse 
to  Ad.'iiu  Heckwith,  Lord  of  Clint,  in  1879. 

The  de  MaK'bissc  I'.iniily,  it*  we  are  to  judge  from 
munificent  gifts  t<»  abbeys  an«l  monasteries,  were 
wealtiiy  and  pntminent,  connected  by  niarriairc  with 
many  (»f  tlie  noble  families  of  Enuland.  Man\  were 
lliu'li  Slierirt's  and  Chief  Justices,  in  those  days  otHcos 
of  liiiuli  importance,  tilled  only  by  the  more  prominent 
nobles  of  the  county.  Tlicy  were  Lords  of  several 
manors  oi-  estates. 

Sir  Walter  <le  Malebisse  mortpiged  liis  Manor  of 
Scalton  Castle  to  William  I'^iirfax,  on  goinir  to  the 
Holy  Land,  on  a  ])ilgrimau-e  t(»  the  Holy  Sepulchre,  as 
was  the  habit  of  the  nobles  of  those  days,  in  fullill- 
ment  of  certain  vows;  he  made  Richard  Fairfax,  son 
of  William,  liis  heir  in  case  lie  did  not  return:  this 
Richard  Fairfax,  son  of  William,  married  the  tlaughter 
of  Sir  Thomas  de  Malebisse,  brother  t»f  Sir  Walter, 
and.  as  Richard  Fairfax  afterward  appeared  on  the 
records  of  Y<»rkshire  as  seized  of  the  lands  and  Castle 
of  Scalton.  it  is  to  be  presumed  that  Sir  Walter  never 
returned  from  his  pious  pilgrimasxe. 

Sir  Simon  de  Malebisse,  Lord  of  Cowton  in  Craven, 
fcHirth  son  of  Sir  Hugo  de  Malebisse,  married  the 
daughter  of  John  Lord  de  Methly.  It  was  his  son,  Sir 
Hercules  de  Malebisse,  who,  in  122<1,  married  Ladv 
Dame  Heckwith  Rruce,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Bruce, 
Lord  of  Uglebarby,  which  lordshi]*  and  other  lands  he 
had  inheritetl  from  his  ancestoi',  Sir  Rolx-rt  Ib'uce,  of 
Skeltou  Castle,  the  progenitor  of  the  Royal   Bruces  of 


12 


The  Bcchoiths. 


Sootl.'iinl.  It  is  from  this  marriage  that  we  derive  our 
name.  Lady  Heck  with  Brucu  [xvssesscd,  Ijy  inlu'ritancc, 
ail  estate  or  manor  of  hiiid,  calle<l  "  Heckwitli,"  in  the 
oUl  Anglo-Sax(»ii  'MJeekwortli,"  from  "Heck"  a  hrook 
and  "  Wortli "  an  estate.  With  a  view,  evidently,  to  the 
perpetuation  of  tlie  name,  re(|nired  lier  hnsl>and,  by  a 
marriage  contract  (hited  1226,  to  assume  tlie  name  of 
Beckwith. 

Sir  ITerenles  <h'  Mah'bisse  was  Lord  of  Cowton  in 
Craven,  inlierit<'d  from  liis  great-giandfathei-,  Sir  Hugh 
tlie  Norman,  Lord  of  Clint,  and  bv  his  marriaLre  witli 
Lady  lieckwitli  Hriice,  Lord  of  l^glebarby,  and  of  the 
Manors  of  lieckwith  and  P)e(kwitiisliaw.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son,  Sir  Hercules  de  Heckwilli  de  Clint, 
who  married  the  daughter  of  Sir  John  Ferrars,  of 
Tamworth  Castle,  who  by  marriage  into  the  House  of 
Marmioii  inherited  by  tenure  of  the  Castle  of  Tam- 
worth  the  high  olHce  of  Cliam[)ion  of  England. 

Hamon  Beckwith,  grandson  (tf  Sir  Hercules,  was 
seized  «»f  the  Lordships  of  Clint  and  L^glebarbv,  and 
the  Manoi's  of  Beckwith  and  Heckwithshaw,  took  upon 
himstdf  the  coat  of  arms  of  J(»lin  Lord  de  Malebisse,  in 
183'.),  in  proof  of  descent,  pi-esented  to  the  Earl  Mar- 
shall of  England  the  marriage  contract  of  his  great- 
gi'andfather.  Sir  Hercules  de  Malebisse  to  the  Lady 
Beckwith  Brnce.  The  decision  of  the  Earl  Marshall, 
dated  l;5.'5U,  is  still  to  be  seen  (1S()N)  in  the  Herald's 
Othce.     The  marriage  contract  reads  as  follows: 

'•  Be  it  known  to  all  N(»bles,  where  this  jtresent  writ- 
ing slia^'         ue,  be  seen,  or  heard ;  whereas   HaiiH)n 


The  lieckwiths. 


13 


R(M'k\vit]i,  soil  and  hcif  of  Xieliolas  Beekwitli,  was 
named  hy  tlu'  Vaiv\  Marsliall  ••I'  England,  by  a  process 
tliat  was  datied  iVoni  I  lie  aforesaid  Marslials  Maii(»r  of 
Ueayssiiii;  Castle,  in  tlie  Connty  of  Nortoli<,  Jan.  18tli, 
in  the  lentil  year  of  our  Sovei-eiL^n  Lord,  the  King,  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord,  l."»3U.  'I'liat  tlio  said  Uainon 
Heekwith,  should  usurj)  and  lake  unto  him  a  e«»at  of 
arms,  wliicdi  was  aj)peria,ining  unto  John  Lord  de 
Malehisse,  for  whic^i  be^^ter  use  l»y  virtin;  of  this  pro- 
cess, we  charge  you,  that  you  will  appear  at  the  new 
Mansion  House  of  Saymoi'e,  before  usand  bring  withy*  u 
all  such  evidence  and  records  of  arms,  that  we  may  al- 
low, grant,  and  set  our  hand.-',  to  your  teste  and  postei'ity 
forever,  and  also  that  youi"  ap[)earence  will  l)e  tlie  14th 
day  of  ()('tobei'.  next  eomiiiL:  in  the  aforesaid  yeai' 
above  written.  And  the  said  Orator  did  apjx'ar  at 
the  said  day  a])pointed,  and  did  bi'iiig  with  him  such 
evidence,  whereof  one  piece  dated  from  the  lOtli  year 
of  Henry  the  .'5r«l.,  which  was  in  the  year  of  our  Loi-d 
12'J<),  from  one  Hercules  de  Malbie,  the  son  (»f  Simon 
de  Malbie,  Knight,  win*  mari'ied  the  Lady  Dame  Beck- 
^^•itll  Bruce,  one  of  the  daughters  of  Sir  William  IJiuce, 
Lord  of  Uglebarby,  and  certain  other  lands  in  Picker- 
ing, that  the  said  Hercules  de  Malbie,  should  change 
his  name,  or  else  his  coat,  and  his  [)ostei'ity  forever ; 
and  so  it  Avas  what  the  said  Ib'rcules  de  Malbie  changed 
his  name  from  dc;  Malbie  to  Beckwith,  and  did  hohl 
his  coat,  whereof  T  the  said  Lai'l  Maishall  Peter  Maw- 
lam,  Lord  od  de  Luke,  Lord  Chamberlain  to  our  Sover- 
elng  Lord,  King  Edward  3rd,  and  Henry  Lord  Percy, 


14 


The  Beckxoiths. 


Sir  Robert  Hoyiiton,  Kiit,,  and  Sir  William  Acton,  did 
see  and  allow  it  in  proof,  and  the  said  coat  to  be  his 
own  lineally  descended,  whereof  we  have  our  hands 
and  seals,  to  the  aforesaid  teste,  tht*  day  and  year 
above  written,  in  the  presence  of  many." 

Sir  Hamon  Beekwith  had  numerous  issue,  three  sons 
and  four  daughters.  William,  his  heir,  was  seized  of 
the  Manors  of  Beckwith  and  Beckwithshaw,  in  t!ie 
38th  year  of  tlie  ivign  of  King  Edward  the  3d,  and 
married  the  daughter  of  Sir  Girard  Urtleet,  Knight  of 
Wighill,  in  Co.  York,  who  commanded  a  Knights  reti- 
nue at  the  battle  of  Agincourt  in  France.  Of  Thomas, 
the  second  son,  nothing  is  now  known  ;  pi'obably  he 
died  young.  John,  the  fourth  son  of  llamon,  pur- 
chasiMl  lands  in  Scough  ;  his  line  became  extinct  in  the 
next  generati(^n,  on  the  marriage  of  his  daughter  Ann 
to  George  Row<lon,  Ksi^.,  of  Rowdon  and  other  fair 
possessions.  John  Beckwith  was  a  stout  man-at-arms, 
and  was  with  King  Henry  in  his  Frt^ich  wars ;  lie  was 
at  the  siege  of  Harfleur  and  at  the  battle  of  Agincourt, 
his  name  with  those  of  other  gentlemen,  in  the  list  of 
men-atarms  under  Sir  Girard  Urtleet,  at  the  battle  of 
Agincourt.  From  the  following  document,  this  worthy 
scion  of  our  family  received  '24  cents  a  day  for  his 
military  services  :  ''  Tin?  awards  to  be  made  by  King 
Henry,  to  those  who  are  to  accompany  him  into  France, 
to  serve  one  year,  and  that  they  should  receive,  every 
Duke  13sh.  4d.,  every  Earl  6sh.,  8d.;  every  Baron  4sh.; 
every  Knight  .'ish.  a  day  if  the  voyage  extended  into 
France,    every    Escj^uire   and    man-at-arms  (gentlemen 


The  Beel'iciths. 


16 


wlio  served  under  the  oiders  of  a  Knitrht),  was  to  re- 
ceive for  liis  wap's,  \'l  |)eiu*e  (24  ceiitts).  and  eveiy 
archer  <'»  jience  a  day,  an«l  for  every  tliirty  nien-at-anns, 
a  reward  of  one  liundred  marks  a  quarter,  and  if  the 
voyage  extended  t()  (iuienne,  each  Dulce,  Earl  and 
nart)n,  and  Knight,  was  to  receive  as  above,  every 
nianatarms  fortv  maiks,  everv  areher twenty  marks." 
Doubtless  this  doughty  warrior  fought  nolde,  and  with 
the  rest  of  thr  Englisli  army,  before  the  battle  of 
Aglneoint,  kneeling,  asked  the  blessing  of  the  Almighty 
on  their  aims,  and  stoojting  [daced  in  theii"  mouths  a 
morsel  of  earth,  in  remembrance,  it  is  conjectured,  of 
theii-  mortality,  as  a  coutemj)oraiy  has  it. 

William  Beckwith  was  succeetle<l  Ijy  his  son  Thomas 
of  Clint,  in  the  fourth  year  of  the  reign  of  Richard  the 
Second  ;  lie  held  the  Manors  of  Magna  Otrinirer  and 
Huxley  n«'ai'  Thursk,  and  married  the  daughter  of 
John  Sawley  (»f  Saxton.  Thomas  Beckwith  wa!3  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son  Adam  Beckwith  of  Clint,  who  mar- 
ried Elixabeth  de  Malebisse,  and  thus  reunited  the  two 
branches  of  the  Malebisse  family,  after  a  separation  of 
over  three  hundred  years.  Sir  William,  the  eldest  son 
of  Adam  F.eckwith,  married  a  daughter  of  Sir  John 
liaskerville,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son  Thomas 
Beckwith  of  Clint,  who  b\-  marriaiie  with  the  daui^hter 
and  co-heiress  of  Wm.  Haslertoji,  l)ecame  Lord  of  the 
Manoi-s  of  Filey,  Muston  and  Thorp,  which  his  wife 
had  inherited  from  liavisia,  the  daughter  and  co-heir- 
ess of  Ralph  de  Neville.  Thomas  Beckwith  of  Clint 
had  five  sons  ;  Thomas,  the  eldest,  and  Adam,  the  fourth, 


4M 


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16 


T/ifi   lieckwiths. 


(liod  without  issue.  Sir  Willituii.  Knight,  of  Clint,  tin* 
s('C()n<l  siiii,  iiinnii'd  twice;  hy  his  first  wife,  daughter 
of  Sii-  William  IMuiuptnn  of  IMiiiii[»t(»ii,  had  issue,  but 
his  line  l»i'c;uue  extinct  in  the  next  generation.  Rt>l)- 
ert  Beck  with,  the  fifth  son.  married  the  daughter  of 
Lowentliorp  of  Lowenthoi-p,  and  was  the  founder  <>f 
tlu^  greater  portion  of  the  Heckwitli  family  in  Eng- 
land. Many  of  his  descendants  liaxc  filled  imp(»rtant 
l)ul)lic  ofliees,  and  uliose  names  figure  prominently  in 
tlu*  military,  judicial  and  civil  liistoi}  of  England  ; 
sjtace  will  not  allo\\  a  more  extended  I'eference  to 
these  branches  of  our  family,  (»ther  than  to  I'efer  to 
tlie  body  of  this  work. 

John  Heckwitli.  third  son  of  Thomas  of  Clint,  mar- 
ried the  d;iugliter  of  Thomas  Kadcliff  of  Mulgrave,  and 
was  succet'tlcd  by  his  only  son,  Robert  lieckwith  of 
Bi'oxholme.  in  the  ^^th  year  of  the  reign  of  Edward 
4th.  He,  in  his  turn,  was  succeeded  by  an  oidy  son, 
John,  wiio  inherited  the  .>binors  of  Clint  and  Thoi'i*. 
and  lived  in  the  Stli  year  of  tlx'  leign  of  King  Hdward 
the  4th  ;  he  left  an  only  son.  Robert  lieckwith  of  Clint 
and  'J'hoj'p,  whose  will  was  dated  Oct.  IHth,  lO.'U't, 
and  proved  Mch.  iMtli,  ir>;!7;  he  married  Jennet  and 
had  issue.  Robeit.  the  eldest  son,  died  y(»ung;  Marma- 
duke  of  I^acre  and  Clint,  the  second  son,  sold  the 
Man<»i'  of  Clint  that  had  been  in  the  family  since  li'-JG, 
and  bought  the  Manors  (tf  Feathei'stone  and  Acton, 
Yoi'k»;hiie ;  he  married  twice;  by  his  first  wife.  Ami, 
daughter  (»f  Dynley  of  Hr;indiope,  had  eleven  childrt-n  ; 
Thomas,  the  eldest,  iidierited  Acton  and  married  Fran- 


The  /it'ck>rii/is. 


tt 


§ 


ces,  dauirliter  and  heiress  of  WlUiiim  Frost  of  Acton; 
lie  had  thivc  sons,  'Ihoinas,  the  eldest,  of  Acton,  to 
wlioin  we  will  presently  return  ;  William,  the  second 
son,  was  ha[»tize(l  at  Feutherstone  ('astle  in  1571,  emi- 
grated to  America  in  1607,  landing  at  Jamestown,  Va,, 
with  Captain  John  Smith  from  the  ship  "  Pho-nix  ; " 
he  married  in  1«".10,  and  had  but  the  one  son  (and  a 
daughter).  Henry  who  was  born  about  1010,  and  who 
settled  in  Dorchester  Co..  Maryland,  there  founded  a 
family,  manv  of  whose  members  have  been  ju'ominent 
in  the  political,  civil  and  military  history  (.'f  that  county, 
and  whose  descendants  are  still  living  on  the  old 
homestead. 

To  retuin  to  Thomas  Beckwith  of  Acton  (son  of 
Thomas),  he  married  Barbara,  daughter  of  John  Mill- 
burn  of  Ilinderskelf.  Co.  York ;  he  had  numerous 
issue;  of  Thomas  his  eldest  son,  his  line  became  ex- 
tinct in  the  second  generation ;  of  the  next  five  chil- 
dren nothing  is  now  known  ;  his  seventh  son,  George 
Beckwith,  was  baptizi'd  at  Featherstone  Mch.  29th, 
IfUo.  and  emigrated  to  Maryland  in  the  year  1048,  in 
c()mpany  with  Secretary  Joiin  llatton  and  otli,ers.  He 
landed  at  St.  Marvs.  (reorije  Beckwith  represented 
in  the  line  (tf  primogeniture  the  Beckwith  family,  as 
far  as  kn(»wn,  and  the  author  of  this  work,  in  the  line 
of  [»rimogriiitui'e,  is  his  last  male  descendent. 

We  must  now  return  to  Marmaduke  Beck\\nth  of 
(/'lint  and  Dacre,  and  find  mention  of  Mathew  Beck- 
with, who  is  possibly  the  Mathew  Beckwith  who  is 
first  recorded  at  Saybrook  Point,  Conn.,  in  1035,  and 
3 


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7'/i<!  fieckwiths. 


the  ancestor  of  l>y  far  the  largest,  numerit  ally,  of  the 
American  Heckwiths  and  whose  descenrlants  are  to  be 
found  in  every  State  of  ch*^  Union,  Canada  and  the 
Sandwich  Islands. 

We  will  return  once  more  to  Mannaduke  Heck  with 
of  Clint  and  Dacre,  whose  tiiird  son,  llouer  Heckwith 
of  Northcot  and  Aldborough,  married  twice  :  hy  his 
second  wife,  Susannah,  daughter  of  lii'ackenhury  of 
Tellahay,  he  wa>  succeeded  hy  his  s<»n,  Author  Keck- 
with  of  Aldborough,  a  caj)tain  in  the  Parliamentary 
Army,  killed  1642  in  battle  ;  his  eldest  son,  Roger 
Beckwith,  was  knighted  and  created  a  Baronet  of  Eng- 
land by  Charles  the  2d  in  1681.  He  married  twiee, 
and  died  in  1700;  by  his  second  wife  Elizabeth,  the 
daughter  of  Edward  Jennings,  he  had  two  sons;  the 
second  son,  Mannaduke,  emigrated  to  Virginia  about 
the  time  of  his  father's  death,  and  eventually  succeeded 
to  the  title;  he  was  then  living  in  Virginia. 


GENEALOGY. 


"Sir  Hi'du  I)k  MALP:nissi.:,  1,  held  lands  tiiiio  with 
Willijini  llic  CoiKjiieioi',''  is  all  that  is  ik.w  known  of 
this  valiant  old  knight.  Born  in  Normandy  as  were 
all  the  followers  of  the  Con(pieroi', 

2.  Rit'hard  de  Malebisse  was  a   witness  to  the 

charter  of  Albert  de  liainville. 

3.  Hugo  lie  Malebisse. 

4.  (falfred  de  Maleljisse,  who,  in  1142,  gave  all 

his  lands  to  the  Monastery  of  Nevvbo  and 
became  the  first  Prior. 
Hugo  de  Maleljisse,  .'i,  living  in  ll.'JS ;  his  will  was 
proven  in  the  third  year  of  King  Stej)hen  ;  he  married 
twice ;  his  second  wife  was  Maude,  daughtei-  of 
Kuyveton  of  Kiiyveton.  By  his  tirst  wife  Emma, 
daughter  of  William  de  Percy  and  Adalaid  de  Ton- 
bridge,  he  had  the  following  children: 

5.  Hugo     de    Malebisse,    chief    justice    assizi 

County  York;  married  twice;  his  Hrst  wife 
was  Constancia;  his  second,  Beatrice,  Lady 
of  the  Manor  of  Wykes,  Co.  Cambridge ; 
he  founded  the  Priory  of  Spinney,  during 
the  reign  of  Heniy  the  3d,  and  died  with- 
out issue. 


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90 


The  Tieckioiths. 


6.  Ricliai<l  <l«'  Malclfisse. 

7.  Sir  Willijuii  de  Mulohisse,  hiiilt  the  i'lia])el  of 

NcwI.o  iLMf),  waHl.<)r(l(»ftlH'MHiiuriii  120r,. 

8.  Sir  SiiiKni  «le  Malebiss*.*,  Lord  of  Cowtoii  in 

Ciaveii. 

9.  Matilda  de   Mulel)iss(';  inarri«!d   Richard  de 

Herri,   L(»nl   of  Tollistoii  ;  tliey  conferred 
grants  to  the  Priory  thcro,  time  of  Henry 
L'd. 
Ricliard  de  Maleltisse,  0,  lived  time   of  Richaid  the 

1st,   was  chief   forester  of  Galles   and    Derwent   and 

Woneidale,  chief  justice  assizi  time  of  John  the  -♦th ; 

he  founded   the  M»)nastery  of  Ne\vl)o,  Lincoln  Co.,  in 

11  OS. 

10.  Rohei'tus    de    Malebisse  of  Benningwortli, 

had  a  son  Ricardus,  l.S,  \vli<niiarried  Alicia, 
daughter  of  Sir  Skipwith,  knight,  and  died 
without  issue. 

11.  John  de  Malebisse. 

12.  Richard  de  Malebisse  de  Beninccworth. 
John    de    Malebisse,   It,    conlirmed    the    grants  his 

father  Riciianl  had  from  Morton  Giange,  to  the  Al)bey 
of  Newbo,  in  the  year  of  the  reign  of  King  John  the  4th. 

14.  WilliaMi  de  Malebisse. 

William  de  Malebisse,  14,  ga\e  lands  to  the  Priory 
of  Bridlington,  alst  year  of  Henry  iid.  He  married 
Matilda,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Ralph  de  Neville. 

15.  Richard  de  Malebisse. 

Richard  de  Malebisse,  15,  of  Miles,  15th  year  of  Ed- 
ward 2d. 


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Ifi.  Jolirt  ile  MalfltisMf. 
Jolin,  Lord  dc   Muk'hissc,  US,  de  Milt-s,  ViocoomeH, 
Co.    York.     Iliirii  SliciilV  l.'U4,  8tli  year   Kdward  2d. 

17.  William  d«'  Mal«'l)isse,  de  Miles,  livint,'  time 

Edward  Md,  married  daughter  of  John 
Lam] (.son  of  Miles. 

18.  Margarette  de  Malebis.se  married    Thomas 

Viscount  Fairfax. 

19.  Walter  de  Malehisse,  on  going  to  the  Holy 

Land,  mortgage<l  Scalton  Castle  to  William 
Fairfax,  making  Richard,  his  son,  his  heir, 
if  he  did  not  I'eturn.  He  probably  died  in 
J*alestine. 

20.  Thomas  de  Malebisse. 

Thomas  de  Malebisse  de  Miles,  20,  de  Ancaster- 
Malebisse,  .'{8th  year  of  Edward  the  3d,  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Francis  Palmer,  E.s(j ,  of  Naburn. 

21.  Margaret  de  Malebisse,  co-heiress,  married 

Ilicliai'd  Fairfax. 

22.  Elizabeth  de  Malebisse,  codieiress  ;  married, 

first,  Jcdin  Ilerringe,  38th  year  Edward  2d  ; 
for  her  second  husband  she  married  Adam 
lieckwith  of  Clint,  in  the  4th  year  of  Rich- 
ard 2d. 
Sir  Simon  de  Malebisse,  8,  Lord  of  Cowton  in  Cra- 
ven, married  the  daughter  of  John,  Lord  of  Methley. 

23.  Sir  Hercules  de  Malebisse. 

Sir  Hercules  de  Malebisse,  23,  who  changed  his  name 
to  Beckwith,  on  his  marriage  in  1226,  Lord  of  Ugle- 
barby,  by  deed  shown  the  Lord  Marshall  in  1339;  he 
married  Lady  Dame  Beck\vith  Bruce,  daughter  of  Sir 


••**■ 


22 


The  BecTcioiths. 


William  Bruce,  L<jrd  of  Ugleljaiby,  derived  from  Sir 
Robert  Bruce,  of  Skeltou  in  Cleveland,  progenitor  of 
the  Iloyal  Bruces  of  Scotland. 

24.  Sir  Hercules  Beckvvitli.' 

Sir  Hercules  Beck  with,  24,  married  daughter  of  Sir 
John  Ferrers  of  Tamworth  Castle. 

25.  Nicholas. 

Nicholas  Beck  with  de  Clint,  25,  married  the  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  John  Chaworth, 
20.  liaraon. 

Hamon  Beckwith,  26,  "who  took  upon  him  in  1389, 
coat  of  arms  of  John,  Loid  de  Malebisse,"  was  seized 
of  the  Lordship  of  Clint,  bounding  on  the  north  side 
of  Niddjuxta,  Hampswaite  and  of  Uglebarby  in 
Whitby  Strand,  Pickering  and  Roxby  Manor  of  Beck- 
with and  Beckwithshaw,  12th  year  of  Edward  3d, 
1339 ;  he  married  the  daughter  of  Sir  Bhilip  Tynley, 
Kt. 

27.  AVilliam. 

28.  Thomas. 

29.  John  Beckwith  of  Scough  ;  his  line  became 
extinct  in  the  next  ijfeneration. 

,'iO_  I  mairied  Sir  J(,)hn  Filliert,  Knt. 

31.  ;  married  Sir  William  Calthorp,  Knt. 

32.  Anne  ;  mariied  William  Treville. 

33.  :  married  William  Constable. 

William  Beckwith,  27,  seized  of  the  Manor  of  Beck- 
withshaw, 38th  year  of  Edward  3d,  13G-1,  married  a 
daughter  of  Sir  Girard  Uitieet. 

34.  Thoinas. 

35.  Hercules;   marrietl    daun:hter    of     William 

A\'altrrave. 


1 


The  Beckwiths. 


23 


from  Sir 
enitor  of 


er  of  Sir 


e  daugli- 


in  1389, 
.8  seized 
)ith  side 
arljy  in 
of  Beck- 
^ard  3d, 
Tyiiley, 


becai 


ue 


Kut. 
rp,  Kut. 


)f  Bec'k- 
irried  a 


»Vi]liam 


-^ 


36.  Joliii ;   married  daiigliter  of  Sir  John  Rat- 

cliff,  Knt,  of  Cressell. 
Tliomas  Bt'ckuitli,  34,  of  (Mint  and  Manors  of  Magna 
Otrigen  and  Ilousley,  near  Tliui'sl)y,  4,  Riolianl  2d, 
which  lands  were  liolden  (»f  John  Lord  Mowbray,  as 
his  Manoi-  of  Thnrsk.  He  married  the  daugiiter  of  Jolin 
Sawly  of  Saxton. 

37.  Adam, 

Adam  Beekwitli  de  Clint,  37,  married  Elizabeth  de 
Malebisse,  4,  Richard  2d. 

38.  Sir  William. 

39.  John. 

40.  Margaret;  mariied  Richard  Hulse,  Esq. 

41.  Anne;  married  John  Chesney,  Es([. 

42.  Amyc;  married  John  Lawton,  Esq. 

Sir  William  Heckwith,  38,  de  Clint,  Knight,  married 
the  daughter  of  Sir  John  Baskerville. 

43.  Thomas. 

Thomas  Heckwith  of  Clint,  43,  Lord  of  a  one- third 
l>art  of  Fily,  Muston  and  Thoi-p;  he  died  10th  year  of 
Henry  7th;  he  mai'ried  the  daughter  and  heii-ess 
of  William  Heslerton,  heiress  of  a  one-third  part  of  the 
manors  of  Filey,  Muston  and  Thorp,  inherited  fi-om 
Havisia,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Ralph  Neville,  above 
mentioned. 

44.  Thomas  of  Clint ;  married  Elizabeth,  daugh- 

ter of   Thomas  Ingleby,  of  Ripley;  died 
without  issue. 

45.  Sir  William. 

46.  John. 


,  :i.5 


24 


The  Beckwiths. 


47.  Adam ;  married   Amye,  daughter  of  Wil- 

liam Redman  of  llarewood  Castle. 

48.  Robert. 

49.  Ellen ;    married  J,  Vavasour    of    Weston, 

Co.  York. 

50.  Joan  ;  married  Falkner,  Esq. 

Sir  William  Beckwitli,  45,  of  Clint ;  Knight  in 
1481  ;  married  twice  ;  his  second  wife  \v'a8  the  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  John  Rattcliff,  K.  G.;  by  his  first  wife,  Eliz- 
abeth, daughter  of  Sir  William  Plumpton,  he  liad  the 
follouang  ehildien  : 

51.  Thomas;  died  unmarried. 

52.  Jennet ;     married    William    Gascoigne   of 

Laringcroft. 
John  Beckwith,  46,  married  the  daughter  of  Thomas 
Radclifl'  of  Mulgrave. 

58.  Thomas  of  Clint. 

54.  Robert  of  Broxholme. 

Tliomas  Beckwith  of  Clint,  58,  heir  to  his  uncle, 
Sir  William  Beck^Yith  of  Clint,  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Henry  Pudsey  of  Bassford  and  Bolton,  Rich- 
mondshire. 

55.  William  of  Clint. 

50.  Thomas  of  Clint ;  died  before  his  nephew, 
Thomas;  he  mariied  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  W.  Tyrell  of  South  Ockinden,  Co. 
Essex,  and  died  without  issue. 

57.  Henry. 

58.  Lambert. 

59.  Agabus. 

60.  Ambrose. 

61.  John. 


The  Bei^'w'dhs. 


35 


r  of  Wil- 

e. 

Weston, 


[night  in 
lie  clauo;]i- 
A'ife,  Eliz- 
e  lind  the 


coifrne  of 


f  Thomas 


lis  uncle, 
y,  daugli- 
ton,  Rich. 


nejiliew, 
dausjhter 
iden,   Co, 


62. 
68. 


William  Beckwitli  of  Clint,  55,  mnrried  twice ;  his. 
second  witV'  was  the  daughter  of  Sir  John  Mallony  of 
Studley ;  l»y  his  first  wife,  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
L'Uicaster  of  Co.    Westmoreland,    Knt..   he    had    the 
following  children  : 

(54.  Thomas  of  Clint. 

<55.  William  of  Rawcliff. 

66.  Francis. 

67.  . 

6.S.  . 

Tlutmas  Beckwith  of  Clint,  64,  was  buried  at 
Uipley,  November  29th,  1575;  he  married  twice;  his 
second  wife  was  Catherine,  dau'jjhter  of  William  Tan- 
c red  of  Borobridge;  she  was  ])uried  at  Ripley,  April 
25th,  1598  ;  will  dated  April  7th,  1508.  His  first 
Avife  was  Maud,  daughter  of  Brian  Palmer  of  Lindsey, 
by  wh(»m  he  had  the  following  childi'en  : 

69.  William  of  Clint: 

70.  Roger. 

71.  Francis ;  married  Chas.  Clapham  of  Beam- 

ley. 

72.  Elizabeth;  married   Hercules  Claphnni  of 

Beamley. 
William  Beckwith  of  Clint,  69,  commonly  called 
"Captain,"  was  buried  at  Ripley,  March  6th,  1607  ;  he 
married  twice;  by  his  first  wife,  Anne,  daughter  of 
William  Tancred  (sister  of  his  father's  second  wife), 
he  had  the  following  children,  who  all  died  young: 
4 


V    I 


wwn'iitw'i  .■*■! 


*u«..-iiii<irn*«liiiw>.iltii«-tflWilwg(iffK^i^WMM 


26 


TA^  BeckwitJis. 


73.  William. 

74.  Elizabeth. 

75.  Anne. 

William  Beckwitli  of  Clint,  69 ;  his  second  wife 
was  Mary,  daughter  of  Anthony  Soloman,  of  Anuers- 
ley  Woodhouse,  Notts  Co.,  York ;  l)uried  at  Ripley, 
January  6th,  1601,  by  whom  he  had  the  following 
children : 

76.  Huntington  of  Clint ;  married  daughtei'  of 

Thomas  Mesing  of  Mesing,  Notts  Co., 
York ;  he  was  buried  at  Ripley,  August, 
1655. 

77.  William;  baptized  at  Ripley,  March,  1583. 

78.  Henry;  baptized  at  Ripley,  May,  1583. 

79.  Catherine. 

80.  Tsabell ;  baptized  at  Ripley,  January,  iT    2. 
William  Beckwith  of  Rawclitf,  65 ;  married  Anne, 

daughter  of  Hujijh   Currer  of  Ilariijhtwaitwill ;    she 
died  September  18th,  1611. 

81.  Francis. 

82.  Parmeno. 

83.  Catherine. 

84.  Eliza])eth. 

85.  Ellen;  living  1611. 

86.  Prudence. 

87.  Priscilla;  living  1611. 

88.  Paulina;  living  1611. 
Francis  Beckwith,  81;  aered  20  in  1585;  married 


age( 


Maro-arette. 


89.  William;    living    1641;  married  daughter 
of  Thomas  Winchester. 


is 


% 


ond  wife 
f  Anuei's- 
-t  Ripley, 
following 

LUijlitei'  of 
otts  Co., 
,  August, 

rcli,  1583. 
1583. 

ary,  i,    2. 

ed  Anne, 

ill :    she 


;  married 


duiigliter 


1 

"1 

The  Brekwiths.                                  27 

■f»' 
0 

00.  J(.sepli   of  Rawcliff;    married  Mercy;   liis 

wAW  was  dated  March  15th,  1641. 

Robert  Beckvvi til  of  Broxholme,  54  ;  living  in  the 

eighth  year  of  King  Edward  the  Fourth. 

ni.  John. 

John  Beckwith,  'Jl,  of  Clint  and  Tliorp;  eighth  year 

.^ 

of  Edward  4th. 

4 

9l\  lio])ert. 

"v: 

Robert   Beekwith,    92,  of  Clint  and    Thorp;    mil 

dated    October  6t]i,  and    proved   March  24th,   1536; 

married  Jennet. 

\:2 

93.  Robert;  died  young. 

94.  Marmaduke. 

1 

Marmaduke  Beckwith,  94,  of  Dacre  and  Clint ;  he 

sold  his  lands  in  Clint  1597,  and  bouglit  Featherstone 

and  Acton;  his  second  wife  was  Ellen,  widow  of  Wil- 

liam Style  of  lladdockon,  Co.  York;  by  his  first  wife. 

Amie,  daughter  of   Dynly  of   Bramhope,  Co.   York, 

he  had  the  followinij  children  : 

O 

A  >> 

95.  Thomas. 

# 

96.  William. 

1 

9T.  Roii-er. 

i 

98.  Symon  of  Pontefract ;  married  at  Feather- 

stone,  in   1585,  to  Catharine  Austvvicke  of 

f 

P<»ntefract;  no  children. 

99.  Jane;  married  John  Thorp,  1635. 

■■■<s 

loo.  Alice:  married  Robert  Bannister. 

■  ■■% 

101.  Grace;  married  John  Norield. 

M 

102.  Anne. 

iaH 

103.  Mathew. 

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28 


Tlie  Beckwltlis. 


104.  Catherine ;  married  Pudsey  of  Baiiord. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  95,  of  Acton,   married  Frances, 

daughter  and  heiress  of  William  Frost  of  Acton ;  he 
was  buried  at  Acton. 

105.  Thomas  of  Acton. 

106.  William;  baptized  at  Feathers  tone. 

107.  Marmaduke  ;  baptized  in  1573. 

108.  Alice;  married  Richard  Nelson  of  Altoftes. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  105,  of  Acton,  age  43  in   1612, 

buried  at  Featherstone,  Jan.  I'ith,  1615;  married  Bar- 
barra,  daughter  of  John  Mill^urn  of  Hinderskelf,  buried 
at  Featherstone  in  1644. 

109.  Thomas  of  Acton. 

110.  John. 

111.  Henry;  baptized  1606. 

112.  William;  baptized  at  Featherstone  in  1604. 

113.  Samuel;  baptized  1605. 

114.  Richard;  baptized  1609. 

115.  George. 

116.  Robert;  baptized  16ir;  buried  1615. 

117.  Edward;  baptized  Feb.    6th,  1613. 
!  1 8.  Frances ;  married  Ralph  Rascine. 

119.  Mary;  baptized  1596;  married  Ed.  Ashton 
of  Methley. 

120.  Jane;  married  J.  Thorp. 

121.  Frances;  baptized   1602;  married   Richard 
Foster. 

122.  Ellen;  baptized  1607;  die<l  unmarried. 
Thomas   Beckwith,  109,   of  Acton,  which  he  sold, 

was    buried   at   Featherstone,  in    1652.     lie    married 


m 


\ 

i 


The  Beckw it/in. 


29 


'ord. 

t'lunces, 
;ton ;  be 


fVltoftes. 
in  1612, 
uh\  Bar- 
f,  buried 


ill  U>04. 


15. 


Ashton 


Richard 

'ied. 

be  sold, 
married 


iwici*;  ]>y  liis  first  wil'e,  Priscilla,  who  was  Imriod  at 
Fcatlierstoiie.  Se[)teiiiber  .'iOth,  UJ.'iS,  lie  had  the  fol- 
h)wing  cliild : 

\2o.  Priscilla;    biirie<l    at   F«\itherstone,  Marcli 

sth,  ions. 

TlK.iiias  jicckwith,  1<>9,  of  Acton  ;  hissecoiid  inarriat^'e 
was  with  Muricle,  daughter  of  William  Waudersford 
of  Pickliill. 

IlU.  Thomas;  l)uried  at  FcN-itherstoiie,  July  SUtli, 
IG36;  as  he  died  unmarried,  the  elder  line 
of  the  Reckwith  family  b;-came  extinct,  and 
the  line  of  primogeniture  became  invested 
in  the  next  oldest  branch,  represented  by 
his  uncle,  George  Beckwith,  No.  115. 
1:?5.   Is.'ibellc;    married   N.  Fairfax,    lu-other    to 

Thomas  Viscount  Fairfax. 
Ii2().   liarbara;  mairied  J.  Lockwood  of  County 
York. 
(Jeorge  Reckwitli,  115,  burn  at  Featherstone  Castle, 
Yorkshire;  lM[)tized  there  March  -JOth,  l(iO(5;  he  emi- 
grated to  Maryland  in  1(U8;  and  was  a  merchant  and 
plantci-  at  his  manor  of  land  called  "  St.  Joseph,''  situ- 
ated at  I'oint  Patience  on  the  Patuxent  river,  Calvert 
County,  Maiyhind,   inherited    by    his    wife    from    her 
fatlnT.     lie,  with  otlier  Protestant  gentlemen  of  Mary- 
land, was  a  signer  of  a  declai'ation    commending   the 
liheral  a<lministration  of  Lord  Baltimore,  in   allowing; 
the  Protestants  nndisturbed  worship  of  their  relio'ion. 
As  a  follower  of  Lonl  Baltimore's  party  he  ])artici])ated 
in  the  battle  of  Ann  Aruudell;  after  then- defeat,  with 


30 


The  Beckwiths. 


"94 


the  Catholic  });u'ty  took  I'efuge  in  Virginia,  where  lie 
remained  two  years,  returning  to  Maryland  in  lO;")?. 
h\  1»)7^)  he  went  to  England  on  business,  and  falling 
ill,  died  in  the  city  of  London,  November,  1676.  Mar- 
i-ied  Frances,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Nicliolas  llervy, 
Lord  of  the  Manor  of  "St.  Joseph"  and  member  of 
the  House  of  Burgesses  who  emigrated  to  Maiyland, 
from  London,  in  1641.  She  died,  about  the  time  of 
her  husband's  death,  at  the  manor  home  in  Maryland, 
leaving  their  children  all  minors. 

127.  Mary;  married  J(»hn  Miles  of  Calv^ert  Co. 
previous  to  1676. 

128.  Elizabeth;    nnirried    Elias  Nuttall  of  Cal- 
vert  Co.,  previous  to  1676. 

129.  Charles. 

180.   Barbara;  a  minor  in  16)76. 

131.  Margarette  ;  a  minor  in  1676. 
Charles  Beckwith,  129,  born  in  Calvert  Co.,  Md., 
about  1669.  Sold  his  Manor  of  St.  Joseph's  in  that 
county  and  bought  a  jiart  of  Hawley's  Manor,  called 
'*  St.  Jerome's  Manor  "  in  St.  Mary's  County.  He  finally 
settled  in  Prince  George  County,  where  he  died  Sep- 
tember 18th,  1712.  Married  Anne,  October  9th,  1702, 
who,  after  her  husband's  death,  married  John  Miller,  a 
planter  of  that  county,  and  died  October  17th,  17-16. 
On  November  8th,  1746,  John  Miller  renounced  his 
right  to  administer  on  his  wife's  estate,  when,  on  the 
20th  of  that  month,  letters  of  administration  on  her 
estate  were  granted  to  Basil  and  Georg-e  Beckwith, 
with  John  and  Gabriel  Claggett,  planters,  as  their 
sureties,  in  the  sum  of  500  pounds  sterling. 


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•I 


Tlie  Beckioiths. 


31 


kvhcie  lie 
in  lO;")?. 
il  falling 
6.  Mar- 
s  Hei'vy, 
imber  of 
laiyland, 
time  of 
[aiyland, 

Ivert  Co. 

I  of  Cal- 


Do.,  M(l., 
in  that 
)r,  called 
le  finally 
led  Sep- 
tli,  1702, 
Miller,  a 
h,  174(5. 
need  his 
I,  on  the 
a  on  her 
eckwith, 
as  their 


in2.  P.asil. 
l.'}8.   William. 
\^\.  (leorge. 
Basil    Bei-kwith,  \>V1,  born  in  Prince  Ceor<i:e  Co., 
April  Dth,  17U.". ;  planter;  mari'ied   Volinda  Clagg(^tt, 
October  7th,  1741  ;  she  died    April   17th,  171)8;  she 
was  the  dauii'hter  of  Jonathan  (/laggett,  planter,  son  of 
Thomas  Claggett  of  St.   Leonard's  Creek,    Md.,  who 
eniignited  to  jMaiyland  in  1()71  ;  on  his  mother's  side 
h«*    was   descended  from  Sir   Thomas    Adams,    Lt)rd 
.Mayoi  of  London  and  a  Cavalier  of  Charles   the  2nd  ; 
on  his  father's  side  he  was  descended  from  a  Mayor  of 
Cantei'bnrv. 

l;35.  John. 

VMS.  Anne;    born    in    Montgomery   Co.,   June 
10th,  174S;  married  Charles  Williams,  and 
moved  to  Bullitt  Co.,  Ky. 
137.  GetM-ge ;  born  in  Prince  George  Co.,  Sep- 
tember 2('»th,  1745  ;  he  was  a  captain  in  the 
Continental  Army  in  1776  in  Col.  Bailey's 
Regiment ;  and  Avas  killed  in  battle, 
lo.s.  Basil;    born    in    Montgomery   Co.,  A})ri] 
4tli,    174;};   died    in  Frederick   Co.,    Md., 
Novend^ei',  1707;  unmarried. 
John  Beckwith,  l.'Jo;  born  in  Prince  GeoigeCo.,  Md., 
October  7th,  1702;  planter;  he  enlisted  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  in  1770,  serving  until  177s;  was  sergeant 
in    Post's   Company,    Ilazen's    Regiment;  in   ISOO  he 
moved  to  Bullitt  Co.,  Ky.,  whei-e   he  purchased  lands 
and  became  a  farmer ;  he  died  there  August  8th,  1825; 


The  Bcohinths. 


he  married  Maltha  WilliamHoF  Prince  Geori^e  Co.,  Md., 
August  IStli,  1773;  she  was  a  daugliter  of  J(»se[)ii 
and  Prudence  Williams,  who  were  horn  and  married 
in  Wales;  emigiated  to  Maryland  in  1740;  she  was 
sister  to  (General  Otlio  and  Colonel  Eliu  Williams  of 
the  Continental  Army. 

l.">9.  Volinda;  born  in  l*rince  George  Co.,  Md., 
July  4th,  1  r74,  and  died  in  Bullitt  Co., 
Ky. ;  she  married  the  Hon.  Ben.  Summers, 
born  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Md. ;  and  moved 
to  Bullitt  Co.,  Ky.,  about  1<S00,  wasrounty 
clerk  for  many  years.  Cliildi'en  :  George 
W.,  married  Mariah  Hill ;  llufus  K., 
married  E.  Carpenter  ;  Martha  S.,  married 
Mathew  Wilson ;  Sarah  E.,  married  S. 
Bealmear  ;  Frank,  married  L.  C.  Moremer ; 
Mary,  married  Sam  Williams;  Patsy, 
married  Abram  Fry ;  Basil  B.,  married 
Bettie  Bealmear;  Susan,  married  J.  San- 
ders ;  John  B.,  married  A.  Meerfield  and 
J.  Kirkpatrick. 
140.  Elianor;  boi'n  in  Prince  George  Co.,  Md., 
May  31st,  177C;  she  died  of  apojdexy  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  1<S2*) ;  she  married 
llichard  Winn  of  Nashville,  son  of  Gen. 
Winn  of  the  Continental  Army;  Richard 
Winn  was  (fleeted  to  the  National  Con- 
gress, but  died  en- route  to  Washington 
City  ;  her  second  husband  was  Anthony 
Fostei',  uncle  of  E[)hraim  Foster,  Governor 
of  Tennessee. 


Tin    Ihckwlthn. 


33 


e  Co.,  M(l., 
of  Josepli 
(I  nitirried 
)  \  hIu'  was 
^''illiaiiis  of 

3  Co.,  Md., 

luUitt  Co.. 

Suiiimeis, 

incl  moved 
iVJHi.'ounty 
11  :  (xeorge 
lufus  K., 
>.,  married 
Harried  S. 
Moremer ; 
s ;  l*atsy, 
,,  married 
id  J.  San- 
rfield  and 

I  Co.,  Md., 
>o])lexy  at 
3    married 

II  of  Gen. 
;  Ricliard 
oual  Con- 
"asliington 

Anthony 
Go\ernor 


141.  R.isil  l^fckwitli  ;  l)i>i-ii  in  Moiiti^'omery  C<>., 
Md.,  May,  177>':  ivtiii'iiinu'  Ii«»m(!  to  Ken- 
tucky, on  liorscWai-k,  witli  ^i>ld  aiid  silver 
money  in  iiis  saddle-hags,  pi'oceeds  of  the 
sale  of  a  i)lantation  in  Maiyland,  was 
sti'uek  liy  lightning  and  killed. 

14L'.  Saraii;  b(»rn  in  1780;  died  unmarried  in 
1834. 

143.  Jolin  WiJliams. 

J44.  I'ptoii  ;  horn  in  Pi'ince  Geoige,  Md.,  June 
-Sth,  17r)<>;  died  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  Deeem- 
Iter  r)tli,  1S18;  married  Betsey,  daughter 
of  Judge  L.  Laws;  tliey  had  one  child, 
Anne  Uptonia,  who  married  Mi'.  Reaugh 
of  Louisville;  lier  son,  U])ton  B.  lleaugh, 
was  a  colonel  in  the  U.  !S.  \'olunteer  Ser- 
vice, 1801  to  1865,  and  a  prominent  civil 
eniiineei';  was  Hvino;  in  Louisville  in  1886. 

145.  Martlunv;  horn  in  Montgomery  Co., 
Md.,  August  27t.h,  1  71*5  ;  mairied  Thomas 
Veatman  of  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  after  her 
death  he  married  a  sister  of  Henry  Irwin, 
son-in-law  of  Henry  Clay,  who  married, 
after  Yeatman's  death,  John  Bell,  candi- 
date to  the  Presidency  of  the  United 
States. 

146.  Anne;  born  August  8th,  1788;  died  un- 
married. 

John  Williajns  Beckwith,  143,  Ijorn  in  Montgomery 
Co.,  Md.,  July  18th,  1781;  planter;  died  at  Shepards- 
5 


;m 


Tlw  /iickinit/iK. 


villi',  liiillitt  Co.,  Ky.,  O'-tolxT  L';{(l,  lSi>s;  li«' irmrri^'d 
"I'nll_\  ■"  Fh.yd  Smllli,  Oet<)l)e!'  l-'tli,  I  sos  ;  slin  was 
b<»ni<»ii  Hfars' (fiass  Ci't'ck,  near  liOiiisvillc,  in  17m.""),  and 
(licil  in  Illinois  in  IST'J;  !um' fatlwr, 'I'lionnis  Sniitli,  was 
l»oni  in  Virginia,  of  llu'  lino  of  lIcvohiLionary  Smiths 
of  lliat  State;  lii>  In-otluM'  William  was  I'nited  States 
Seinitor  from  Alabama  iu  ishi;  lief  mother,  Abigail 
Floyd,  horn  in  \'Irginia,  was  sister  of  Col.  .John  Floyd, 
pio)ieer  of  Kentucky,  wliose  son  and,  al-o,  his  gi'and- 
sons,  John  and  .lolm  !».,  were  Co\rinors  of  N'irginiu  ; 
the  latter  \\a^  Secrrtarv of  War  in  1  si; | ^  aiid  afterward 
a  Major-(Jenei'al  in  the  Confederate  Army;  her  grand- 
mothei',  Abigail  Davis,  wife  of  William  Floyd  of  Ac- 
eoniae  Co.,  \'a.,  was  a  descendant  of  i'oeahontas;  lier 
brother,  Samnt-l  I)a\is,  wa^  grandfather  of  Jell'erson 
Davis,  President  of  the  Southern  States  durinir  the 
Itebellion. 

147.  Mary;  married  , lames  IJueklin,  a  civil  en- 
gineer, son  of  Siinion  Hucklin,  the  fh'st 
mayor  of  Ijonisville;  their  children  were 
James,  a  railroad  ollieial  living  in  Bristol, 
fnd.;  ^lary,  who  married  George  Keating, 
now  a  widow,  living  in  Greeneastle,  Ind., 
with  her  daughter,  Georghi. 
14s.  Minerva,  noted  for  her  beauty;  married 
Alfred  Bullitt  of  Bullitt  Co.,  Ky.,  son  of 
William  and  ne[)hew  of  Alexander  Bullitt, 
who  l;ad  several  daughters;  one  mari'ied 
General  Atkinson,  U.  S.  Army,  and  after 
the  General's  death,  married  Major  Stew- 


The  UeckwUhn. 


86 


iruii  lied 
slie  WHS 
TN;"),  and 
iiitli,  was 
'  Smiths 
•d  States 
,  Al)ii;ail 
III  Floyd, 
is  ^'I'aiid- 
^'ii'ginia  ; 
I'tcrward 
'1'  ijjrand- 
1  of  Ac- 
itas ;  lier 
J(^lTt'rs(»n 
iiinir  the 

civil  en- 
thc  first 
en  were 
Bristol, 
Keating, 
tie,  Ind., 

married 

r.,  son  of 
r  Bullitt, 
mari'ied 
lid  after 
jr  Stew- 


ard,  r.  S.  Army:  tlie  second  daiigiiter, 
Diana,  married  (Jeneral  Phil  Kearney,  li.  S. 
Army;  and  another  daughter  married  the 
Count  d(i  Kanza.  a  Swedish  nohlcman, 
and  is  now  living  in  Sweden.  The  chil- 
dren of  Minerva  and  Alfred  Bullitt 
were  Mary,  who  married  her  ct»usin, 
Lewis  Clioutijau  Smith  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. ; 
William,  who  iiiarrie(i  heile  Luckett  of 
St.  Charles  (\>,  Mo.;  Ada,  who  married 
Dexter  Crosby  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
149.   Frederick  William. 

!;■•)(».   Basil;  l)(»rii   in   I.ullitt  Co.,  Ky. ;  studied 

for    the    law;    at    the    c()iii[)lelion    of    his 

studies  he  went  west,  and  was  nt^\ cr  heard 

from. 

Frederick    William     i^>eckwith,  141>,  ]»orn   in   She))- 

ardsvillc,    Bullitt    Co.,   Ky.,   October    the    Nth,    IMa; 

stiidie(l  for  the   Methodist    ministr\' ;  owing   to  throat 

troubles    he    relin(|uished    his  studies    and,   in    1S40, 

moved  to  St.  Louis,  Mo,  where  In^  engaged  in  l)usiness; 

he  died  there  December  JJOtli,  Is51;  he  mai'ried  TuUia 

dementia   Paul,  May  r)tli,  1S42;  she  was  born  in  St. 

Louis,  Mo.,  December  llth,  ls21,  and  is  now  living  in 

Washington.  D.  C;  daughter  of  ('ol.    Rene   Paul,  son 

of   Ftienne   Paul,  Admiral  in    the  French   Navy  and 

Anielie,  daughter  of  Sieur  Massee,  French  Croveruor  of 

the  Island  of  St.  Domingo;  Col.  Rene  Paul  was  born 

on   the  Island  of  St    Doiiiimro,    in    17s;};  duriiuj::  the 

negro  insurrection   his   father  and    brother   were  mas- 


36 


The  Bcckwiths. 


saci-ed  by  the  negroes  ;  lie  escaped  to  France,  where  he 
was  placed  in  the  Ecole  Politechnique,  at  Paris ;  the 
year  before  graduation  the  students  were  removed,  by 
order  of  the  Emperor  Napoleon,  and  given  rank  in  the 
army ;  Col.  Paul  received  the  rank  of  captain  of  en- 
gijieers,  and  rose  to  the  i-ank  of  colonel  of  engineei's ; 
participated  in  the  campaigns  of  Italy  and  Spain, 
thoM'ijh  an  enfdneer  officer:  was  on  board  the  Admiral's 
vessel  at  the  naval  l)attle  of  Trafalgar,  where  he  was 
severely  Avounded ;  upon  recovering  from  his  wounds 
he  came  to  America,  and  was  commissioned  by  Presi- 
dent Monroe  to  examine  the  frontier  posts ;  he  visited 
St.  Louis.  Mo,,  where  he  mai-ried  Eulalie,  daughter  of 
Col.  August  Chouteau,  the  founder  of  that  city ;  he 
died  May  5th,  1851  ;  Col.  Paul  was  the  first  city  sur- 
veyor of  St.  Louis ;  and  estal»lished  the  grades  of  the 
first  paved  streets  of  that  city. 

151.  Frederick  William,  Jr.;  born  St.  Louis, 
March  22d,  1842  ;  died  at  Alton,  111.,  June 
10th,  1863;  married  Alice,  daughter  of 
Di-.  Samuels  of  St.  Louis ;  they  had  one 
child,  Frt'derika,  who  died  young ;  his 
widow  married  aijain  and  died  in  Texas. 

152.  ^linerva  Eulalie  ;  born  in  St.  Louis,  De- 
cember 2yth,  1845;  died  in  1872;  married 
W.  L.  Hull,  June  20th,  1871,  a  merchant 
of  that  city. 

153.  Mary  Amelia;  born  St.  Louis,  Sept.  21st, 
1846;  died  1852. 

154.  Paul  Edmond  Smith  ;  born  St.  Louis,  Sep- 


The  Beckmths. 


37 


,  wliere  he 
Paris ;  the 
uoved,  by 
ank  ill  tlie 
ain  of  en- 
sngineers ; 
id  Spain, 
Admiral's 
re  he  was 
is  Avouiids 
by  Presi- 
he  visited 
lughter  of 
t  city ;  he 
t  city  siir- 
les  of  the 

St.   Louis, 

,  111.,  June 

ughter  of 

had  one 

)ung ;    his 

1  Texas. 

Liouis,  De- 

;  married 

merchant 

^ept.  21st, 

>uis,  Sep- 


:■■£■ 


teniber  22d,  1848  ;  student  at  the  St.  Louis 
University;  in  August,  1801.  he  ran  away 
from  home  and  joined  General  Fremont's 
command,  after  serving  one  month  he  was 
sent  back  to  St.  Louis,  and  shortly  after- 
ward was  taken  to  Europe,  to  be  kept  out 
of  the  army  ;  he  was  placed  at  the  Jesuit 
colleLje  at  Feldkirch  in  the  Austrian  Yoral- 
bei'g,  near  Lac  (-onstance  ;  after  mastering 
the  German  language,  he  went  to  Bonn 
Am  llliine,  Prussia,  where  he  matriculated 
at  the  university  of  that  city,  in  civil  and 
mining  engiiieei'ing.  In  1867,  at  the  break- 
ing out  of  liostilities  between  Pope  Pius 
IX  and  Victor  Emanuel,  he  Avent  to  Rome 
and  enlisted  in  the  1  pal  army,  serving  in 
tliat  Avorld-known  corps,  the  "  Pontifical 
Zouaves,"  participating  in  the  l)attles  of 
^Moute  liotondo  and  Mentana  where  the 
ZoUiives  so  signally  defeated  the  Italians 
under  General  Garibaldi.  He  returned 
to  America  in  18()9;  was  U.  S.  Indian 
agent  1875,  living  among  the  Sioux  for 
one  year,  when  he  resigned,  and  going 
to  Colorado,  follo^vcd  his  pi-ofession  of 
civil  and  raining  engineerinij:,  until,  in 
18»6,  his  health  failing  he  came  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  N\here  he  entered  the  Gov- 
ernment service  ;  married  Martha  B., 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Lydia  Chord,  iu 


:3 


\4i. 


38 


The  Beekwiths. 


1872;   she  died   in    1879;  their  children 

were  Paul,  died  in  infancy ;  Chord,  died 

in  infancy  ;  Hattie  Eiilalie,  born  Oct.  15th, 

1874  ;  Aimee,  born  November  5th,  1876. 

William  Beckvvith,  133,  born  in  Prince  George  Co., 

Md.,  al)Out  1 706 ;  moved  to  Stafford  Co.,  Va. ;  returned 

to  Md.  and  settled  in  Montgomery  Co.  in  1 728  ;  died 

prior  to  1738;    will   pi'oved   March   26th,    1742;   he 

married  Elizabeth,  who  was  living  in  Montgomery  Co. 

in  1742. 

155.  Lucy. 

156.  Ann. 

157.  Mary. 

158.  AVilliam. 

William  Beckwith,  158,  born  in  Pi'ince  George  Co., 
Md.,  in  that  portion  from  which  was  erected  Frederick 
county;  he  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army  in  1776, 
was  a|ti>ointed  head  captain  of  the  16th  Reg.,  Mary- 
land State  troops,  June  18th,  1794,  and  was  promoted 
to  rank  of  major  of  the  same  regiment,  October  13th, 
1 794 ;  he  married  Lucy  Watson  of  Montgomery  Co., 
Maryland. 

159.  Watson;  born  in  Montgomery  Co. ;  died 
there  in  1794,  unmarried. 

160.  Altha;  born  1770;  died  1862. 

161.  Benedict. 

162.  Sykes. 

Benedict  Beckwith,  161,  born  Frederick  Co.,  Md,, 
in  177(5;  enlisted  in  the  llevolutionary  Army,  moved 
to  Ky.  about  1816  ;  there  mairied   his  second  wife,  a 


I 


The  Bcchwiths. 


39 


ir  children 
]liord,  died 
1  Oct.  IStli, 

5th,  1876. 
jreorge  Co., 
, ;  returned 
1728;  died 

1742;  he 
gomery  Co. 


jeorge  Co., 
I  Frederick 
ly  in  177(), 
V^^.,  Mary- 
promoted 
tober  13th, 
ornery  Co., 

Co. ;  died 


<;  Co.,  Md., 
luy,  moved 
nd  wife,  a 


Miss  TI.  Puniplireys  ;  hy  his  fii-st  wife.  Elizuhetli  Wliite 
of  Montgomeiy  Co,  Md.,  license  to  marry  dated  llock- 
ville,  Md.,  August  8th,   1800,  he   had   the   folhnving 

cliildren  : 

H>^.  John  (Treen])ury ;  moved  to  Lexington,  Ky., 
aljout  1816,  and  there  married  the  sister 
of  his  fatlier's  second  wife. 

164.  Si.muel. 

165.  Elbert. 

166.  Sirena. 

San^uel  Beckwith,  16-1,  born  Moiitgonieiy  Co.,  M<1., 
about  17t»8;  died  at  Taylorsville,  Md.,  in  185)0;  li- 
cense  to  marry  Sarah  Samones  dated  Rockville,  Md., 
Miirch  22(1,  1826. 

I  167.  8ta?dey,    of   Fairland,    ^Montgomery    Co., 

f  Md,,  in  1888. 

ri)]l»ert  Beckwith,  165,  born  ^Montgomery  Co.,  Md., 
married  Susan  Burgess. 

168.  Elizabeth;  married  B.  Bassett ;  children, 
Elbert,  Susie  married  W.  Koby,  Isabella. 

169.  Emily;  living  D.  C.  in  18S8. 

170.  Sue. 

171.  Jane;  married  McCIoud  of  the  D.  C.  in 
1888 ;  childi-en,  John,  AV^illiam,  Fi'ank. 

172.  Mai'tha. 

173.  Helen;  mairied  G.  Byan  of  Olney,  Md. 

174.  Zachariah. 

175.  Benedict. 

176.  Thomas;  born  Montgomery  Co.,  >[<].; 
tanner;  married  M.  Ryan,  living  Faii-land, 
Md.,  in  1888. 


I 


\  , 


•'"""•""■"•■'•'■'■'■■'• -„-^-T.    , j^T^ 


40 


The  Beck  10  it hs. 


Benedict  Beckwitli,  175,  born  Montgomery  Co.,  Md,, 
1836;  fanner,  living  in  Bethesda,  Md.,  in  1888;  mar- 
ried Mary  Williams  in  1868  ;  she  was  born  in  1841, 
and  died  in  1885. 

177.  Charles  W.  ;  born  1868. 

178.  Eugene;  born  1871. 

179.  Mary;  born   1873. 

180.  Birdie;  born  1881. 

181.  Eliza;  born  1876. 

182.  Benjamin ;  born  1878. 

183.  Sarah  ;  born  1878. 

Sykes  Beckwitli,  162,  born  Fiederick  Co.,  ^Id.  ;  en- 
listed in  the  liev'olutionary  Army  in  1776;  was  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Cow  pens  ;  died  in  Mt>ntgomery  Co., 
Md.,  1822  ;  license  to  marry  second  wife  dated  Rock- 
ville,  Md.,  January  26th,  1820 ;  by  his  first  wife,  Kis- 
siah  Adamson,  whom  he  married  January  26th,  1801 ; 
died  1816  ;  he  had  the  following  children  : 

184.  William  W. ;  died  unmarried. 

185.  Lucy  ;  mairied  and  moved  to  Tenn. 

186.  Nancy;  married  J.  B.  Belt  of  Montgomery 
Co.,  Md., ;  chihben,  H.  I.,  J.  B.,  Rufus, 
AValt.,  Lizzie. 

187.  Parmelia ;  married  in  Illinois. 

188.  John  A. 

189.  Henry  Sykes;  born  1812;  living  near 
Rockville,  Md..  in  1889. 

190.  Rupert  O. 

John  A.  Beckwitli,  188,  married  E.  Ricketts  of 
Montgomery  Co.,  Md.,  March  10th,  1834. 


The  Beckwiths. 


41 


ry  Co.,  Md., 
1888;  mar- 
n  in   1841, 


0.,  ]\[d.  ;  eii- 
-^as  wounded 
goraery  Co., 
lated  Rock- 
t  wife,  Kis- 
26tli,  1801  ; 


Tenn. 

VIontgoniery 
B.,  Rufus, 


living   near 


Ricketts   of 


191.  Greenlniry  C. 

192.  Colmnbiis. 

193.  Waters. 

194.  John  \V.  ;  living  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Md., 
in  1888. 

Hubert  O.  Beckwitli.  190,  of  Montgomery  Co.,  Md. ; 
married  Dianna  Belt  of  that  county. 

195.  Josepli. 

196.  Fannie;  living  in   M<mtgomery  Co.,  Md., 
in  1888. 

George  Beckwith,  134,  born  in  Prince  George  Co., 
Md.,  al>out  1710;  settled  in  Frederick  Co.,  Md.,  and 
died  there  in  1700. 

197.  Charles. 

198.  Basil. 

199.  Nicliolas. 

200.  Benjamin. 

201.  William. 

202.  Lorena. 

203.  Nancy. 

204.  Eleanor. 

Charles  Beckwith,  197,  born  in  Frederick  Co.,  Md., 
April,  17'.>9,  married  Casandra,  who  was  living  in 
1813. 

205.  George. 

200.  Rescine ;    born    Montgomery    Co.,    Md. ; 

married  Mary  Ho[)kins,  March  31st,  1798, 

Rockville,  Md.,  Records. 

207. . 

208. . 

6 


42  The  BeclmitU. 

209.  Nicholas  ;    license  to  marry    Mary   Hutt, 
August  10th,  1799,  llockville  Records. 

George  Beckwith,  205,  bom  Montgomery  Co.,  Mtl., 
May  ICth,  17H0;  enlisted  in  the  llevolutionary  Army 
December  I3th,  177<i,  for  two  years  ;  was  a  sergeant  in 
Captain  George  Beckwith's  company,  Col.  Bailey's 
regiment,  Maryland  line;  he  died  in  1849;  married 
Ann  Clarkson  in  1792;  she  <lied  in  18r)5. 

210.  Martha. 

211.  Ann;  married Rifle. 

212.  Mary  ;  married Cronin. 

213.  Charles. 

214.  Vincent ;  born  Montgomery  Co.,  Md. 

215.  William. 

216.  Singleton. 

Charles  Beckwith,  218,  born  in  Montgomery  Co., 
Md.  ;  farmer;  died  May  7th,  181(3 ;  mairied  Mary  Rab- 
bitt  of  Rockville,  Md.,  July  21st,  1819  ;  she  died  th^-e 
December  24tli,  1877. 

217.  Mary  E. ;  born  May  1st,  1823;  married 
A.  F.  Boswell  of  Rockville,  Md.,  October 
30th,  1845;  their  children  are:  John  C, 
born  November  18th,  184()  ;  Mary  E.,  bom 
October  (Jth,  1 848 ;  Franklin  M.,  born  March 
15th,  1850  ;  Charles  E.,  born  January  15th, 
1852  ;  James  W.,  born  December  25th, 
1853. 

218.  Mai'tha  A.;  born  April  3d,  1825;  married 
Hoskinson  of  Rockville,  Md,,  November 
2d,  1847;  their  children  are:  Charles  H., 


The  Becktoiths. 


43 


Mary  Butt, 
Records, 
ry  Co.,  Md., 
>naiy  Army 
I  sergeant  ill 
lol.  Bailey's 
1^9  ;  married 


o.,  Md. 


2;omery  Co., 
I  Mary  Rab- 
e  died  tli^re 

13;  married 
[d.,  October 
e :  John  C, 
:ii'y  E.,  born 
born  Marcli 
muary  1 5th, 
smber  25th, 

15  ;  married 
,  November 
Charles  H., 


born  July  <itli,  1848  ;  John  T.,  born  Septem- 
l)er  2(ith,  184!);  M:iry  E.,  born  February 
9th,  1851;  William  (i.,  born  September 
L>9tli,  1852  ;  Andrew  C,  born  July  2d,  1854 ; 
James  A.,  born  July  15tli,  1M57;  Ann  R., 
born  April  15th,  1859;  Martha  E.,  born 
March  14th,  18(10;  Henry  A.  J.,  born  Sep- 
tember K'.th,  1802;  R.  E.  L.,  born  March 
29th,  l.S(i(). 

219.  Ann  M. ;  married  J.  \V.  Campbell  of  Rock- 

ville,  Md.,  June  10th,  1.S45;  their  children 
are:  Charles  W.,  born  April  14th,  1840; 
Susan  M.,  born  August  8th,  1847;  Wil- 
liam R.,  born  October  20th,  1841>;  Mary 
E.,  born  December  ()th,  1S,")0;  Charles  A., 
born  July  isth,  1852;  Ann  R.,  born 
March  29th,  1855  ;  Libby  E.,  born  Febru- 
ary 28th,  185S  ;  Harriet  A.,  born  October 
loth,  1800;  James  F.,  born  January  21st, 
1S()5. 

220.  Elizabeth  E. ;  Ixu'ii  December  22d,    1S21; 

married  W.  F.  Fisher  of  Rockville,  Md., 
Januaiy  10th,  1<S43;  their  children  are: 
Thomas  P.,  born  August  24th,  1844; 
Celestia  V.,  born  February  28tli,  1840; 
William  A.,  born  January  18tli,  1847. 

221.  Rebecca  G. ;  born  February  2d,  is 30;  mar- 

ried Mathew  Field  of  Rockville,  December 
30th,  1850;  he  was  editor  of  the  Mont- 
gomery Co.   Sentinel;  their  children  are: 


44 


The  Bcckwiths. 


M.'iry    M.,    born    November     IHtli,    iHol  ; 

Charles  W.,   born   November  27tli,  bs5.") ; 

Henry  C,    born   April    12tli,    l.sr)();  Jolin 

W.  A.,  born  Deci'nil)er  1  IMli,  1  sr)'J  ;   Albert 

S.  J.,  horn  September  27th,  ISH.'} ;  Kute  R., 

])orn  March    Hith,  l.S<>S. 
222.  John  A.;  born  Montgomery  Co.,  Md,  July 

2.")tl,  l.S.*5;};  died  in  Maiyhmd. 
22.S.  William   G. ;   ]K)i'n  Roekville.    Md.,   April 

lUth,  1S27. 

224.  Celest. 

Vincent  Beekwith,  214,  born  Montgomery  Co.,  Md. ; 
married  Martha  ;  she  was  born  in  the  District  of  Col- 
umbia, and  died  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Md. 

225.  Lizzie  ;  born  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Md. ;  mar- 

ried William  Shuft'orth  of  Albany,  N.  Y. 

226.  Burgess;  living  in  1 SS9;  unmarried. 

227.  Joseph  ;  living  iu  Cincimiati,  Ohio,  in  l8<Si) ; 

unmarried. 
Benjamin  Beekwith,  200,  born  Frederick  Co.,  Md., 
about  1 7<>() ;  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  1776  ; 
moved  to  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  about  1819;  school 
teacher  and  surveyor ;  died  and  was  buried  with 
military  honors  near  Malta,  Ohio;  he  married  twice; 
by  his  first  wife,  Livonia  Crum,  he  had  the  following 
children  : 

228.  William. 

229.  Benjamin  ;  born  Frederick  Co.,  Md. ;  settled 

in  Richland  Co.,  Ohio,  ami  died  there  ;  he 
married  Dorcas  Turner. 


The  Heckwiths. 


45 


til,  1S51  ; 
rtli,  1.S5.">; 
5(1 ;  Jolm 
»;  Albert 
;   Kate  II., 

M(l.,  July 

[d.,  April 


Co.,  Md. ; 
ct  of  Col- 

Md. ;  mar- 

ny,  N.  Y. 

ed. 

),  in  1880; 

Co.,  Md., 
my,  1776; 
^ ;  school 
'ied  with 
^d  twice ; 
following 


. ;  settled 
there ;  he 


2.".(>.  Kli/.abeth;  born  Frederick  Co.,  M<1.;  married 
J.  W.  ,Iohn»on  of  Mori,'aii  Co.,  Ohio;  died 
September  2*.)th,  1844;  children:  Livonia, 
mariied  John  McCaJin;  Steplien ;  Martha 
iiiariied  Loyd  McHee;  living  Malta,  Ohi«., 
l.ssi»;  IMiilaraon,  died  ;  William;  Martha; 
Jolni  W.,  of  Philadelpliia. 

2;^1.  Mary;  married Tice  of  Frederick 

Co.,  Md. :  died  thei'e. 

2.'i2.   Lenox;  ))orn   Frederick  Co.,  Md, ;  married 

Rebeeca Turner,  and  remaiiiei I  in  Maryland. 

William  Beckwith,  228,  horn  in  Frederick  Co,  Md., 

] "'.»'.»  ;  married  Osfden   of  West  Vir<dnia  ;  re- 

[moved  to  Indiana;  he  died  Novemlier  ath,    1877;  slie 
was  born  in  October  2r)th,  180(1,  and  died  in  18r)5. 

2^5;{.  i)r.  I.  O.,  born  in  Wardensville,  W.  Va., 
July  loth,  182(5;  physician  and  M.  D.  ; 
settled  at  Lewis,  Vigo  Co.,  Ind.  ;  his  first 
wife  was  Martha  Rogers,  died  in  Hampshire 
Co.,  W.  Va.,  1865  ;  his  second  wife  was 
Kate  Drysart  of  Richland  Co.,  Ohio ;  no 
children. 

2;U.  Benjamin  F. 

2.'>5.  Catherine;  born  November  5th,  18.'»4  ;  mar- 
ried A.  Vignessy,  born  France;  living  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo.,  in  1889. 

2;H).  Adaline;  born  March  10th,  1 8. 'U) ;  married 
J.  M.  Johnson;  living  at  Danville,  Ind.,  in 
1 888. 
Benjimin  F.  Beckwith,  284,  born  AVardensville,  W. 


40 


The  Beckioithti. 


Va.,  Maroli  otli,  1828;  settled  at  Groeneastlo,  Ind.  ;  Hv. 
ing  tliore  ISSS  ;  cojitractor  and  buildor;  enlisted  in  the 
U.  S.  Vol.  Service,  18(51-5  ;  sei'ving  in  the  lM»th  Ind. 
Reg.  ir)th  Army  Corp.s,  throughout  the  ^var,  and  marched 
to  the  sea  with  (Jeneral  Sherman,  and  was  mustered 
out  of  service  with  his  regiment,  in  Washington  city, 
in  18()5  ;  lie  mairied  Susan  Ilopwood,  who  was  born 
in  Ky.,  July  4th,  LS.S5. 

287.  Addie;  born  1854;  died  in  1884. 

288.  Lillie;  born  18(50;  died  1S(>1. 

28ti.  Laura;  born  1850;  marj-ied  A.B.Phillips; 
living  Clearwater,  Kansas,  in  1 8S8 ;  one 
son,  Orion;  born  June  isth,  188(). 

240.  Orion;  born  March  I5>th,  1858;  train  d is- 
patch^r  with  Indianapolis  and  St.  Louis 
Ry.  Co. ;  living  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  188i> ; 
unmarried. 

24L  Luella  ;  living  Greencastle,   Ind.,  in    1888. 

242.  Emma;  living  Greencastle,    Ind.,  in    1888. 

248.  Allie;  living  (Jreencastle,  Ind.,  in  1888. 
Benjamin  Beckwith,  200,  his  second  wife  was  Martha, 
widow  of  John  Rogers  of  Hampshire  Co.,  Va.,  she  died 
at  Malta,  Ohio,  October   7tli,  1841  ;  they   had  the  fol- 
lowing children  : 

244.  Lorena  ;  born  Alleghany  Co.,  Md.,  Septem- 
ber 1st,  1800;  married  Thomas  Osboru  of 
Morgan  Co.,  Ohio ;  left  children  as  follows : 
Eliza  Wiseman,  Rebecca  Patterson,  living 
McConnelsville,  Ohio,  Mary  Scott,  Martha 
Arnold,  living  York,  Neb.,  William,  living 


The  Bechoiths. 


47 


Ilawlcysvillc,  Iowa,  Wi'sley,  living  Ilaw- 
leysville,  Iowa,  (Jeorge,  at  Malta,  Ohio. 

•Jl.").  Livonia;  horn  August,  18n-J,  in  Alk'gliany 
Co.,  M(l.  :  inai'i'ied  Cliarlcs  Kinscl  of  Mor- 
gan Co.,  Oliio;  left  children  ;  Matilda  (lei- 
gei'  at  Eagh'S|)ort,  (>hi»»,  Hlizalx'th,  at 
Kaglesport,    Mary    Deavor,  at  Eaglespoi't. 

L'4<).  M;itilda;  horn  Muskingum  Co.,  Ohio,  Jan- 
uaiy  L\")tli,  1S(»,t;  died  ISC*.");  unmarried. 

247.  George;  horn  Muskingum  Co.,  Ohio,  1808  ; 
died  J8l'8. 

lU8.  Solomon. 

249.  David  J. 

250.  Rosanna  ;  horn  Muskingum  Co.,  Ohio,  De- 
cemher  2nd,  181;")  ;  married  Samuel  Bone  of 
Moi-gan  Co.,  Ohio,  March  25th,  1847;  he 
diedSeptendier  K'.tli,  187.'5;  she  was  living 
in  McCounelsville,Ohi(),  in  1889  ;  their  chil- 
dren are  :  Mary,  born  April  7th,  1848  ;  mar- 
ried F.  M.  Christy;  living  Muskingum  Co. 
in  1889;  Martha,  born  June  24th,  1850 ; 
died  young  ;  Loreua,  born  July  6th,  1851  ; 
died  young;  Cynthia,  horn  April  ;kl,  1853; 
married  L.  B.  Porter  1878  ;  Henry  J.,  born 
September  29th,  1804 ;  married  S.  Eva 
Gregg  1877;  Emma,  born  March  29th, 
1859  ;  married  Ed.  Trimble  1887. 

Solomon  C.  Beckwith,  248,  born  Newton  township, 
Muskingum,  Ohio,  April  22d,  1812;  farmer;  died  at 
Malta,  Ohio,  August  12th,  1887,  of  cancer;   when  he 


»<w*:jr.!Bjm  iiim— 


48 


The  Jievhiylthn. 


was  8  yeai'H  old  his  parents  moved  to  Malta;  he  was 
noted  t'oi'  Ills  iHMiiarkabh;  memory  ;  was  a  menibei'  of 
the  M.  E.  chuivh  and  a  prominent  abolitionist  and 
whig,  assisting  annually  15  shives  to  eseajie  north  and 
to  freedom ;  in  all  he  p(U'sonally  assisted  .'500  slaves  to 
their  freedom,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  un- 
derground railway.  He  filled  many  places  of  trust 
and  })rominence,  and  was  for  !20  years  collector  of  tolls 
on  the  river,  a  State  appointment,  illustrating  his  ster- 
ling worth  ;  before  his  death  he  left  to  each  of  his  chil- 
dren a  card  inscribed  "Honor  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  that  thy  days  may  be  long  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee."  He  married  Ann 
McPxie  of  Harper's  Feriy,  Va.,  July  2d,  1834. 

251.  llosanna  Deborah  ;  born  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio, 

.lanuary  l.'5th,  IS.'iC;  married  Dr.  E.  G. 
Tracy  of  Malta,  Ohio,  March  30th,  1858  ; 
their  children  are  :  Chai'les  A.,  born  Novem- 
ber 17th,  1S59;  Rosie,  born  May  18th, 
18(57. 

252.  James  Hinin  ;  born  June  8th,  1833;  died 
August  2(^1,  1839. 

253.  George  Alvah. 

254.  Martha  A.  ;  born  May  Oth,  1843 ;  died 
January  2d,  1S(),S;  married  W.  J.  Byers, 
March  5th,  18(55;  left  one  daughter,  who 
married  W.  A.  Hutchins ;  living  at  Mc- 
Connelsville,  Ohio. 

255.  "  Massa  Jane  ;  "  born  1845  ;  died  1846. 
25(3.  Emma  M.  ;  living  Malta,   Ohio,  in   1888 ; 

unmarried. 


The  liechmths. 


41) 


ij  liis  ster- 
of  bis  chil- 
[•  and  thy 
land  which 
arried  Ann 
W. 

\  Co.,  Ohio, 
Dr.  E.  G. 
0th,  1858  ; 
•rn  Noveni- 
May   18th, 

833 ;  died 


^48;    died 

J.   Byers, 

^hter,  who 

iig  at  Mc- 


l  1846. 
in   1888 


257.  M.iry  K.  ;  bom  IN47;  died   1S48. 
'JftS.   Matihhi  E.  ;  b(.ni  February  !)tli,  1.S49. 
J!>.  Siircl'ta  E.  ;  born  March  I'Jtli,  iSol  ;  married 
W.  A.  Bask  ;  livinj,'  Malta,  Ohio,  in    188!>. 
2<iO.  Loreiia  C^liarlotte  ;  born  1854;  died  1879. 
2('»l.  Cliarles  Sunincr  ;  l)orn   Malta,  Ohio,  Octo- 
lun- 22d,  1N5<>;  living  there   in    1  S89  ;  un- 
niai'ried  ;  clerk  Malta  National   Hank. 
(ieoi'ge  Alvali  Beckwitli,  253,  born  MaltM,  Ohio,  Oc- 
tober 10th,  1.S4I  ;  "Married  Sarah  L.  Naylor,  June  17th, 
1M03  ;  she  was  born   in   Pennsville,  Ohi«»,  Nov.  17tli, 
1S34  ;  living  Malta,  Ohio,  in  ISSO. 

2(53.   Grosvenor  R.  ;  born  Pennsville,  Ohio,  Au- 
gust 20th,  1864  ;  living  at  Wolton,  Kansas, 
in  1888. 
264.   Fannie  S. ;  born  McConnelsville,  Oliio,  May 
12th,  1866;  living  at  Wolton,  Kansah,  in 
J  889. 
2()5.  Jennie  M.  C. ;  bom  Malta,  Ohio,  Septem- 
ber 19th,  18«)8  ;  living  at  Wolton,  Kansas, 
in  1889. 
2(56.  Charles     Franklin;    born    McConnelsville, 
Ohio,  July  22d,    1870;    living  at    Malta, 
Ohio,  in  1889. 

267.  Mary  Evaline ;  born  Pennsvilh",  Ohio,  Au- 
gust 13th,  1872;  living  at  Malta  in    1889. 

268.  Leonard;    born    Malta,    Ohio,    8epteml)er 

14th,  1 876  ;  living  at  Malta,  Ohio,  in  1889. 

David  T.  Beckwith,  249,  born  Muskingum  Co.,  Ohio, 

March  14th,  1810;  farmer;  he  died  at  Malta,  Ohio, 


60 


The  BecTcwlths. 


September  20th,  18<)0;  married  twice ;  his  fii'st  \vife, 
Mary  A.,  daughter  uf  Martin  and  Mary  Saun- 
ders, May  8th,  l.s.'M,  was  Itorn  February  14th,  181(1, 
and  died  October  15th,  1847. 

2(39.  George  Win.;  born  August  29th,  1885; 
died  November  2d,  1835. 

270.  William  Martin;  born  March  2d,  1847; 
died  December  2d,  1847. 

271.  Loyd;  born  September   12th,   1839;  died 

Marcli  7th,  1853. 

272.  Solon:  u. 

273.  Martha  Rachel ;  born  August  31st,  1841; 
died  December  28th,  1878  ;  married  Homer 
A.  Alderman ;  he  was  living  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  1889;  their  children  are  as  fol- 
lows: Zenas,  married  and  living  in  Wash- 
ington; Jennie,  married  and  living  in 
Washington  ;  Josie,  living  in  Malta ;  Allita, 
living  in  Washington,  D.  C,  1889. 

274.  Laban. 

Solomon  Beckwith,  272,  born  January  30th,  1837; 
enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Vol.  Service,  serving  in  Co.  B, 
161st  Reg.,  Ohio,  18()l-()5  ;  died  at  Malta,  Ohio,  De- 
cember 8th,  I8u7;  he  married  Mary  E.  Parsons  of 
Malta.  December  8th,  1859;  she  was  living  there  in 
1889. 

275.  James  Z.  ;    born  Malta,   Ohio,  May  30th, 

18fil;  living  there  in  1889. 
Laban  Beckwith,  274,  born  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  July 
12th,   1844;    enlisted    in  the    U.   S.   Vol.    Service,  in 


The  Beckteiths. 


61 


1 S61 ;  was  sunsti-uck  during  the  war  and,  in  conse(iuence 
of  this  disability,  was  honorably  di-^charged  ;  fanner  ; 
living  at  Rokeby,  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  in  1889;  he  mar- 
ried Armeda  McCliiitick,  December  11th,  1871  ;  she 
was  born^  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  August  Ttli,  1846. 

276.  Clara;  born  September  16th,  187^5. 

277.  Clarence;  born  July  19th,  1876;  living 
Rokeby,  Mt)rgan  Co.,  Ohio,  in  1889. 

278.  Joe  E.;  born  August  80th,  1880. 

David  T.  Beckwith,  2-19 ;  his  second  wife  was  Ame- 
lia Saunders,  sister  of  his  first  wife  ;  born  September 
8tli,  l.s2a;  died  March  10th,  1882. 

279.  Charles  O.;  born  Malta,  May  aOth,  1850; 
living  there  1889. 

280.  Lucy  M.  ;  born  February  6th,  1856 ;  mar- 
ried George  Black  ;  he  died,  and  she  was 
living  in  Malta  in  1889. 

:^81.  Al])ert;  born  September  20th,  1860;  died 
November  21st,  1878. 
William  Beckwith,  201,  born  in  Frederick  Co., 
Md.,  1758  ;  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army,  in  1776, 
and  served  two  years;  moved  to  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio, 
about  1819;  farmer;  married  twice;  he  married  his 
second  wife,  Priscella  Jenkins,  September  2.'5d,  1778; 
uo  children  ;  he  married  his  Hrst  wife,  Martha  Elder  ; 
who  died  in  Maryland;  and  by  her  had  the  following 
children : 

282.  Tobias. 

283.  Ricdiard. 

284.  Rebecca. 


52 


The  Beckwiths. 


To])ias  Beckwith,  282,  born  Frederick  Co.,  Md.,  and 
settled  in  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio  ;  died  there  January,  1823 ; 
he  married  Bridget  AValpole,  in  1818;  she  was  born 
in  Ireland. 

2S4a.  John;  lived  and  died  in  Somerset,  Perry 

Co.,  Ohio. 
285.  Katie. 

28<\  Mary  Ann ;  married  Framer,  and  was  liv- 
ing in  Artesian  City,  Dak.,  in  1889. 

287.  Rebecca;  boi-n  Morgan  Co.,   Ohio,  March 

1st,  1823;  living  in  New  Lexington,  Ohio, 
in  1889  ;  married  Michael  Forquer,  May 
18th,  1841;  he  was  born  in  Philadelphia, 
Penn.,  June  8,  1818;  their  children  are: 
May  A.,  born  April  27th,  1842  ;  Jane, 
born  October  27th,  1843  ;  Charles,  born 
March  9th,  1849;  Raymond,  born  Decem- 
ber 26th,  1851;  William,  born  January 
5th,  1855;  Kate,  born  September  8th, 
1.S58  ;  Dugan,  born  May  23d,  18()1  ;  Laura, 
born  .July  23d,  1863;  John,  born  October 
23d,  1867. 
William  Beckwith,  96,  of  Dacre,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 

288.  Thomas   of     Aid  borough    was    buried    in 

1 6<S3. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  288,  of  Aldborougb,  York,  was 
buried  in  1683;  he  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Simon 
Beckwith  of  Pontferact,  York;  she  died  in  1673. 
28i>.  Samuel. 
Samuel  Beckwith,   289,  of  Aldborough,  and  after- 


The  Beckwiths. 


68 


in 


'-'h 


ward  of  High  Barton,  died  in  1694;  lie  married  Mar- 
ijarette,  dauirliter  and  heiress  of  Rev.  George  Walker, 
wlio  was  afterward  Bishop  of  Derry,  which  town  he 
defended  against  King  James  2d. 

21)0.  Samuel,  of  Burton,  Secretary  to  the  Duke 

of  Ormond  and  Philip,  Duke  of  Wharton ; 

he  married  in  169J>,  and  died  in  1725. 

291.  Thomas. 

Thomas  Beckwith,  291,  of  High  Barton  and  Clifton, 
married,  in  1702,  Phyllis,  daughter  of  Piekingill  of  El- 
lerton;  she  died  in  1710. 

292.  Thomas. 

2!)3.  Samuel,  of  R'  ikes  ;  married  Anne,  daughter 
and  heiress  of  John  Dent  of  Clifton  Lodge ; 
he  died  in  1773. 

294.  John ;  sold  the  Manor  of  Beokwithshaw, 

in  1753,  that  had  been  in  the  family  since 
1226,  being  a  part  of  the  estate  of  Lady 
Beckwith  Bruce. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  292,  of  Clifton,   mari'ied  Mary, 
daughter  of  J.  Winn. 

295.  Thomas,  of  Liverpool,  ancestor  of  the  Liver- 

pool Beckwiths,  many  of  whom  wei'e  liv- 
ing there  in  1888  ;  he  sold  Clifton. 
Sanuiel  Beckwith,   293,   of   Raikes,  married   Anne, 

daughter  and  heiress  of  John  Dent  of  Clifton  Lodge; 

she  died  in  1773. 

296.  Samuel. 

297.  Thomas,  of  Liverpool. 

298.  Margarette;     first    husban<l,     Christopher 


■ 


54 


The  Beckwiths. 


Jaques  ;  second  husband,  Tiraon  Wrather; 

buried  in  1771. 
Samuel    Beckwitb,  2I^H,  of  London,  married  Jane, 
daughter   of   Jolin   lloydell  of  London;   left  several 
children. 

299.  Samuel. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  209,  of  London,  married   Jane, 
daughter  of  John  Donewell  of  London. 

300.  Rev.  Samuel ;  died  1 846. 

301.  Jane  Emily;  died  unmarried  in  1866. 
Roger  Beckwith,  97,  of  Northcot  and  Aldborough, 

York,  which  he  purchased  from  Sir  Wm.  Gee  in  1597; 
buried  at  Pontferact  in  1634;  he  married  twice; 
his  first  wife  was  Doi-othy,  daughter  of  Currer  of 
Leeds. 

302.  Thomas  of  Beverly ;  line  extinct. 

303.  Catherine;  married  Thomas  Norton  of  Ever- 

ton. 

304.  Margarette;  baptized  1607. 

305.  Anne;  married  J.  Robinson  of  Bolton-upon- 

Swales. 
30(5.  Barbara;    married   Mathew   Lockwood   of 
Sowerby  Thursk. 
Roger  Beckwith,  97,  of  Northcot  and  Aldborough; 
his  second  wife  was  Susannah,  daughter  of  Brakenbury 
of  Sellaliy,  Co.  Durham;  she  died  October,  1670,  and 
was  buried  at  Skellborough. 

307.  Arthur. 

308.  William  of  Thurcroft  in  Laughton;  died 

without  issue  March  27th,  and  was  buried 


#, 


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The  Beckwiths. 


55 


W rather ; 

led  Jane, 
ft  several 


led   Jane, 


B66. 

Iborough, 

in  1597; 

d   twice ; 

]urrer   of 


1  of  Ever- 

ton-iipon- 

:vvood   of 

1  )orough ; 
akenbmy 
1670,  and 


;on ;  died 
as  buried 


at  Laugh  ton  in  1678;  devised  Thurcroft 
to  his  nephew  William ;  he  married  Mar- 
garette,  daughter  of  Bernard  Ellis;  she 
was  buried  at  Laughton,  October  5th, 
1676. 

309.  Mathew. 

310.  Susannah;  married  John  Aulaby  of  Aulaby. 

311.  Judith;  married   Wm.   Parker,  M.  D.,  of 

London. 

312.  Hester;  married  John  Odinsell  of  Odinsell. 
Arthur   Beckwith,    307,  of   Aldborough,   baptized 

1615;  captain  in  the  Parliamentary  Army;  killed  in 
battle  1()42  ;  he  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Marma- 
duke  Wyville  of  Constable  Barton,  knight  and  baronet. 

313.  Sir  Roger. 

314.  Marmaduke;    baptized    at    Tanfield,   and 

died  unmarried. 

315.  Mary;  died  unmarried. 

316.  Isabell ;  died  unmarried. 

317.  Susan;  died  unmarried. 

Sir  Roger  Beckwith,  313,  of  Aldborough;  created 
a  baronet  by  Charles  the  2nd  ;  patent  dated  April 
15th,  1681;  died  December  5th,  1700;  he  married 
twice ;  his  first  wife  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Christopher  Clapham. 

318.  Arthur;  died  beyond  seas ;  possibly  the  an- 

cestor of  the  Beckwiths  of  the  Island  of 
Barbadoes. 
Sir  Roger  Beckwith,  313 ;  his  second  wife  was  Eliz- 
abeth, daughter  of  Edmond  Jennings  of  Ripon,  Knight. 


mm 


66 


The  Beckwiths. 


319.  SirRoo-er. 

320.  Sir  Marmaduke  of  Virginia. 

Sir  Roger  Beckwitli,  319,  of  Aldborough;  Baronet 
and  High  Slieriff  of  Co.  York,  170(5 ;  Mayor  of  Leeds 
in  1705  ;  died  May,  1743 ;  he  married  in  October  lOtli, 
1 705,  Jane,  daugliter  and  heiress  of  Bej.  Waddington 
of  AUerton  Gladhow;  she  died  in  1713. 

321.  Roger;  died  unmarried. 

322.  Edward ;  died  unmarried. 

323.  Jane  ;  sole  heiress  ;  married  Bielby  Thomp- 

son of  Micklethwaite  Grange,  Co.  York ; 

she  died  at  Bambirg  in  1 756. 
Sir  Marmaduke  Beckwith,  320,  born  at  Aldborough, 
Yorkshire,  Eng.,  in  1687 ;  emigrated  to  Virginia  in 
1700;  he  was  County  Clerk  of  Richmond  Co.  from 
1708  to  1748;  it  is  probable  that  he  died  at  the  latter 
date. 

324.  Sir  Jonathan  of  Virginia. 

325.  Mary;  married  Lawrence  Butler,  born  in 
England  and  was  a  major  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary Army,  and  who  died  in  1811,  leav- 
ing one  son,  Beckwith  Butler. 

326.  Rebecca;  married  Major  John  Belfield. 

327.  Marmaduke. 

328.  Elizabeth ;     married    Joseph    Morton,    an 

Englishman,  and  had  one  son,  William 
Jordon,  who  married  Martha  Pryor  and 
had  twelve  children. 

329.  Tarpley ;  born  in  Virginia;  and  died  in  Eng- 

land, November  7th,  1748. 


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The  Beckwiths. 


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William 
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Sir  Jonathan  Beckwith,  324,  born  in  Richmond 
Co.,  Va. ;  signer  Northern  Neck  Declaration,  protest- 
ing against  the  Stamp  Act,  in  17(j5;  he  was  living  in 
Westmoreland  Co.,  Va.,  in  1835  ;  he  was  a  patriot  and, 
in  consequence,  the  title  of  "  Sir,"  which  he  had  inher- 
ited from  his  father,  ceased  to  exist  upon  the  declara- 
tion of  his  patriotic  seutiments;  he  married  Rebecca 
Barns  of  Virginia. 

330.  Jeunino;s. 

331.  Jonathan  ;  died  unmarried. 

332.  Penelope. 

333.  Elizabeth. 

334.  Richard  Marmaduke. 

335.  Barnes. 

330.  Rebecca;  born  in  Richmond  Co.,  Va. ;  mar- 
ried   her    cousin,    Marmaduke     Brockin- 
borough  Beckwith,  and  died  in  Jefferson 
Co.,  Va. 
Jennings    Beckwith,  230,    born  in    Richmond   Co., 
Va.,  17(54;  he  was  a  great  sportsman,  and  [)assed  many 
years  among  the  Indians  of  the  far  west,  hunting ;  died 
near   Bleak    Hall,   the   country-seat   of    Marmaduke 
Beckwith,   in    Westmoreland    Co.,  Va.,  in    1835;   he 
married  a  Miss  Kill. 

337.  Richard  M.  B. 

338.  Edwin ;    super-cargo  of  a  merchant  vessel 

that  was  lost  at  sea,  su[)[)osed  to  have  been 
captured  by  pirates,  \v  ho  murdered  those 
on  board. 

339.  Malbis;  died  in  Frederick  Co.,  W.  Va.,  at 
the  "  Retreat,"  his  father's  country-seat. 

8 


58 


The  Beckwiilis. 


340. 
341, 
342. 


T.  W. 


Richard  Marmacluke  Barnes  Beckwith,  337,  born 
in  Jeit'erson  Co.,  W.  Va. ;  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Army 
in  1813,  and  served  until  1816,  in  Wells  Co.;  he  died 
at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1818,  when  on  his  way  to  visit 
his  father,  who  was  then  among  the  Indians  of  the  far 
west ;  he  married  Sarah  Hite,  who  was  born  in  1796, 
mai'ried  Sej)tember  13th,  1813,  and  died  in  1884;  she 
was  daughter  of  Captain  George  Hite,  who  served  in 
the  war  of  177(),  was  wounded  and  pensioned;  he  was 
grand-nephew  of  James  Madison,  President  of  the 
United  States. 

343.  Lawrence  Butler. 

344.  George  II.  J. 

Lawrence    Butler  Beckwith,   343,   born   Frederick 

Co.,  W.  Va.,  1814;  died  Orangeburg,  Columbia  Co., 
S.  C,  1868;  married  Harriet  Hunt,  1840;  born  Co- 
lumbia Co.,  S.  C. 

345.  Lawrence  R. 

346.  "Bettie." 

347.  Sallie  F. 

348.  Mary  H. 

349.  Annie  L. 

350.  Hattie. 

Lawrence  Ransom  Beckwith,  345,  born  in  Orange- 
burg, Columbia  Co.,  S.  C,  1842 ;  he  was  in  the  Con- 
federate Army,  serving  in  the  "Hampton  Legion," 
with  rank  of  captain ;   ^vas  severely  wounded  during 


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59 


the  Wiir,  nnd   niarried   Ann   Moorer  in  180(5;  died  in 
18S4. 

'6h\.  Lawrence  Henry ;  ])orn  in  1867. 

352.  John  G. 

George  Hite  J.  Beckwitli,  344,  of  Chai'lestown,  Jef- 
ferson Co.,  W.  Ya.,  born  in  1810;  living  in  18S9  at 
iiis  country-seat,  near  Chai'lestown,  called  "  Shad}' 
Side ; "  he  married  Anne,  daughter  of  Dr.  S.  Scolley, 
in  1843,  of  Middling  Co.,  Va. ;  she  died  at  "Shady 
Side"  in  1868. 

353.  S.  S.;  died  1848. 

354.  Harriet;  died  1848. 

355.  Eloise;  died  1878. 

356.  P'rank. 

357.  Lawrence  Butler;  surveyor;  living  in  Ar- 

kansas 1888. 

358.  Mary  Elizabeth. 

359.  Sallie  M. ;  married  T.  G.  Barlo\v,  civil  en- 
gineer ;  living  Wood  End,  W.  Va.,  in  1 889  ; 
have  two  children,  Anna  L.  and  Rol)t. 
Matson. 

Frank  Beckwith,  354,  of  Charlestown,  W.  Va. ;  law- 
yer;   in  State    Legislature    1881-2;    officer   on    Gov. 
Jackson's  Staff,  1801-5;  living  in  Charlestown,  1891; 
married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Angus  McDonald,  1887. 
300.  Angus  McDonald. 

Richard  Marmaduke  Beckwith,  334;  lawyer;  born 
in  Richmond  Co.,  Va.,  in  1774;  moved  to  Falmouth, 
Stafford  Co.,  Va.,  where  he  practiced  his  profession; 


.  -^hiyiiU 


T .'.■;■,  r.'l 


'^-'M 


60 


The  Bcckwiths. 


he  died  there  in    1820;  h(!  niarricd   Elizabeth  Seott 
Buchanan  February  l.'Hh,  1708;  she  was  of  Stafford  Co. 

361.  Jonathan. 

362.  Richard  M. 

363.  Lawrence    Butler;    born   at  B'alniouth,  in 

Stafford  Co.,  Va.,  in  180-4;  he  served  in 
the  Capt.  Hunter's  Company,  Ist  Keg., 
Ark.  Vol.,  during  the  Mexican  War,  and 
died  at  Brownstone,  Ark.  in  1885;  mar- 
ried Jennette  Hill  in  February,  1857; 
she  Avas  born  in  1820,  and  died  in  1887; 
no  children. 

364.  Andrew  B. 

365.  James  H. 

366.  Robert. 

367.  Hugh  M. 

368.  Laura  15. ;  born  at  Falmouth,  Stafford  Co.. 

Va.,  March  30th,  1818;  married  S.  P. 
Graves,  a  lawyer,  June  2d,  1840;  he  died 
in  1886;  she  was  living  at  Baton  Rouge,  La., 
in  1880;  their  children  are:  Mary,  born 
September  13th,  1850,  married  T.  B.  Du- 
pree,  and  died  August  17th,  1883;  Laura 
M. ;  Lucy  E. ;  Sanuiel  P. ;  Elizabeth  B. 

369.  Elizal)eth. 

370.  Mary   H. ;   married  Smith ;  one  daughter, 

Mary,  married  L.  B.  deMorse,  merchant  at 
Texarkana,  Tex.,  in  1889. 

371.  Rebecca;  married  Harrison  of  Texarkana  ; 

one  son,  Richard,  a  merchant  at  Texarkana 
in  1889. 


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The  Bcckmthi<. 


di 


Pord  Co., 
d   S.   P. 

he  died 
iige,  La., 
ly,  born 
'.  B.  Dii- 

;  Lcaiira 
ithB. 


;}72.  Miirtlia. 
Jonathan  Beckwith,  'MM,  l>orn  in  Stafford  Co.,  Va., 
171»9;  M.  D. ;    moved  to  Lauderdale  Co.,   Alabama, 
and  died  there  in  1856;  he  married   Dolly,   daughter 
ttf  Isaac  Winston  of  Va. 
37'{.  Alexander. 
.S74.  Isaac 
\^1\^.   William. 

;?7().  Elizabeth  ;  born  in  Va.,  and  living  in  Flor- 
ence, Ala..  1889. 
Alexander  Beckwith,  l)7.'5,  living  in  Athens,  Tennes- 
see ;  married  Mary  Mason. 

.'577. . 

.'578. . 

Richard  Marmaduke  Beckwith,  .*5n2,  liorn  in  Stafford 
Co.,  Va.,  1804;  died  in  Lauderdale  Co.,  Ala.  ;  married 
Priseilla,  daughter  of  Jas.  Turner  of  Caroline,  Va. 
;579.  William  J. 
William  J.  Beckwith,  .'579,  living  Gravelly  SjM-ings, 
Ala.,  in  1888;  married  his  first  cousin,  Virginia,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Beckwith,  No.  'MSiS. 

380.  Robert  R  ;  born  in  18(U). 
.'>81.  Florence. 
Andrew  Buchanan  Beckwith,  364,  born  Stafford  Co., 
Va.,  in  1805  ;  M.  D. ;  married  Adelaide  B.  Carter  in 
1830  ;  she  was  born  in  Fauquier  Co.,  Va.,  in  180(5,  and 
died  in  1836. 

382.  Henry  C. 

383.  Virginia  ;  married  Hutchinson. 

384.  Marmaduke  C. ;  living  in  Lynchburg,  Va., 
in  1891. 


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The  Beckwiths. 


385.  Miniiif;  living  in  Mobile,  Ala.,  in  1889. 
Henry  C,  Beokwith,  .'{82,  living  in  Lynchburg,  Va., 
in  1889  ;  ho  married  Ada  Le  Baron  of  Pensacolu,  Fla. 

380. . 

James  H.  Beokwith,  Slif),  born  in  Stafford  Co.,  Va. ; 
moved  to  Sevier,  Ai'kansaH,  in  1883;  was  a  tanner, 
and  after  the  quick  process  of  tanning  was  discovered 

he  became  a  farmer,  atid  died  there;  he  married  

Simons  of  Virginia. 

387.  Amanda;  born  in  1844;  married  Smeadly 

of  Ark.  in  1883. 

388.  Rebecca ;    boi'u    in    1 852 ;    married    three 
times  in  Ark. 

389.  Laura;  borninl8(>2;  married  Thomas  Bell 

of  Ark. 

390.  James;    born  in  1858;   living  at  Brown- 

stone,  Ark,  in  1889. 

391.  Virginia;  born  in  18(55;  living  at  Brown- 

stone,  Ark.,  in  1889. 
Robert  Beckwith,   3(i(),   born  in  Stafford  Co.,  Va., 
1813;  died  in  Alabama  in  1873  ;  he  married  Sarah  B. 
Curtiss. 

392.  Virginia,  who  married  her  cousin  William 

J.  Beckwith  of  Gravelly  Springs,  Ala.,  No 

379. 
Hugh  Mercer  Beckwith,  3(>7,  born  in  Stafford  Co., 
Va.,  in  1817;  ranchman  on  the  Rio  Grande  river  at 
Presidio,  Presidio  Co.,  Texas,  in  1889  ;  he  married 
Refugia  Rascon,a  Spanish  hidy,  December  22d,  1849; 
she  was  born  in  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  August  29th,  1833. 


The  Bevkwiths. 


es 


3'.>8.  Robert  W.  ;  born  Octo]>er  Kith,  IS50. 
Ijy.'Ja.  Joliii  M. ;  born  January  14tli,  185J3. 
394.  Corneliu;  born  March  .'Ust,  1857. 
.'{95.  Jos('[»liine  ;  born  November  24tli,  hS58. 
89<;.  Ellen  ;  born  May  10th,  1861. 

397.  Elizabeth;  born  December  24th,  18()7. 

398.  Nicolas  Pino;  born  May  17th,  18HS>. 

399.  Laura;  born  September  24th,  1872. 
Barnes  Beckwith,  335,  born  in  Richmond  Co.,  Va., 

in  1783  ;  was  a  ca[»tain  in  the  (juartermaster's  depart- 
ment of  the  U.  S.  Army  in  1812  ;  was  sheriff,  Justice 
of  the  peace,  U.  S.  marshal,  and  member  of  the  State 
Legislature  of  W.  Va. ;  died  in  Jefferson  Co.,  W.  Va., 
in  1855  ;  he  married  Botsy  Peyton  Martin  of  Virginia. 

400.  Lawi'ence  A. 

401.  Barnes. 

402.  Mary  Peyton ;  widow  of  D.  Huff  of  W. 

Va. ;  has  three  children,  all  married. 

403.  Penelope  8. ;  married  B.  R.  Pennybacker  of 

Belleville,  W.  Va. ;  four  children,  all  mar- 
ried. 

404.  Jane  ;  born  in  1806  ;  living  in  Parkersburg  ; 

unmarried  in  1886. 
Lawrence  Albert  Beckwith,  400,  born  in  Jefferson 
Co.,  W.  Va.,  in  1816;  living  at  Ravenswood,  W.   Va., 
/iiarried  his  cousin  Mary  E.,  daughter  of 
with. 
40;     .^ewis  A.;   born  June  13th,  1841;  was  a 
lieutenant  in  Co.  D,  of  the  14th  Reg.  AV. 
Va.,  intheU.   S.   Vol.  Service,   1861-65; 
farmer,  Wood  Co.,  W.  Va.,  in  1889. 


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ill 


i 


64 


The  Beckwiths. 


406.  Richard  A.;  born  iu  18-42;  county  clerk  of 

Wood  Co. ;  farmer.  Wood  Co.,  W.  Va.,  in 
1889. 

407.  Tapley  ;  born  in  1847  ;  farmer,  Wood  Co., 

W.  Va.,  in  1889. 
Barnes  Beckwith,  401,  born  in  Jefferson  Co.,   W. 
Va.,  1818  ;  married    Virginia,  daughter  of  Abraham 
Sanuiels  and  Hannah  Neal  daughter  of  John  Neal  of 
"  Border  Warfare  "  fame. 

408.  Author  B. 

409.  Rebecca;    born   in    1844;   married   R.    P. 

Haywood;  livang  in  Dover,  Mo.,  in  1889. 

410.  Elizabeth;   born  in  1847;   raavricd  G.  A. 

Pennybaker  of  W.  Va. 

411.  Virginia;    born   in    1856;    married  C.  C. 
Evans;  living  Bartlet,  Ohio,  in  1889. 

412.  John    Neal;    born  in    1849;    constable  of 

Wood  Co.,  W.  Va.,  in  1889. 

413.  Abram   S. ;  born    in    1853;  agent    Adams 

Express  Co.,  at   Parkersburg,  W.   Va.,  iu 
1889. 

414.  George  C. 

414a.  Lawrence  A.  Jr.;  born  in  1860. 

415.  William  S. ;  born  in  1860;  clerk  in  Adams 

Ex.  Co.,  at  Parkersburg,  in  1889. 
Author  B.  Beckwith,  408,  born  in  Jefferson  Co.,  W. 
Va.,  in  1842 ;  was  county  clerk,  U.  S.  marshal  of 
that  county  and  chief  of  police  of  Parkersburg,  W. 
Va.,  in  1869  he  married  Emma  A.  Sleoght,  who  was 
born  in  Germany,  January  7th,  1851. 


The  Beckwiths. 


65 


410.  Helen  R. ;  died  yoimg. 

417.  Walter  S. ;  died  young. 

418.  Charlotte   V.;  "Kate;"  born   August   Ist, 

1874. 

419.  Nellie;  '' Buster ;"  born  April  14th,  1881. 

420.  Amly  A. ;  "  Blackbird; "  born  October  19tli, 

1852. 
Marmaduke  Beckwitli,  327,  married  Sybel,  daughter 
of  Major  Elsie  of  tlie  Revolutionary  Army. 

421.  Marmaduke  B. 

422.  Tapley. 

423.  Newman. 

424.  Lucy;  married  Harrington. 

425.  Elizabeth  ;  married  Brough. 
420.  Mary  E. 

427.  AVilliam ;  died  in  Prince  William  Co.,  Va., 

unmarried. 
4'j8.  Jennings. 

429.  Lewis. 

Marmaduke  Brockinborough  Beckwith,  421,  married 
his  cousin  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Sir  Jonathan  Beckwith. 

430.  Jonathan  B. 

431.  Frank. 

Jonathan   Brockinborough    Beckwitli,     430,     born 
1 800,  in  W.  Va. ;  married  Margarette,  \vho   was   boi'n 
in  1800.  and  died  in  1884. 

432.  John  ;  born  in  "Wood  Co.,  W.  Va.,  and  died 

there  ;  he  was  a  soldier  in  tlie  Confederate 
x\rmy,  18G1-G5. 
Tapley  Beckwith,  422,  born  in  Richmond  Co.,  Va., 

y 


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The  Beckioiths. 


1798;  died  at  Ravenswood,  Wood  Co.,  W.  Va  ;  he 
married  Nancy  Bailey,  who  was  born  in  Ricbmoud  Co., 
Va.,  and  died  in  Wood  Co.,  W.  Va. 
438.  Author. 

434.  Alfred. 

435.  Elizabeth. 

436.  Adaline. 

437.  Martha. 

438.  Tapley ;  living  at  Ravenswood,  W.  Va.,  in 

1889. 

439.  Lewis ;  living  at  Cottageville,  W.  Va.,  in 

1889. 

440.  Jennings;  living  at  Ravenswood  in  1889. 

441.  Barnes. 

Barnes  Beekwith,  441,  born  at  Ravenswood,  W.  Va., 
in  1825;  died  there;  he  married  Elizabeth  Lord  in 
1849  ;  she  was  born  and  died  at  Ravenswood. 

442.  William  ;  living  at  Ravenswood,  W.  Va., 
in  1889. 

443.  Ered. 

444.  Charles  B. 

445.  Tapley. 

446.  Nancy  G. 

448.  Lcn-oy  A. 

Leroy  A.  Beckwnth,  448,  born  at  Ravenswood,  W. 
Va.,  in  1 850  ;  merchant  and  lumber  dealer  at  Ravens- 
wood in  1889  ;  he  married  Nannie  F.  Jarrett  in  1877; 
she  was  born  at  Charlestown,  AV.  Va.,  in  1853. 

449.  Evalina;  born  Novembei-  18th,  1878. 

450.  Nora;  born  May  5th,  1880. 


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The  Beckioiths. 


67 


451.  Martha;  born  October  24th,  1882. 

452.  Roy  Barnes;  born  November  24th,  1885. 
Newman  Beckwith,  428,  ])orn  in  Richmond  Co.,  Va.; 

moved  to  Mississippi  Co.,  Mo.,  in  1812,  and  died  there  ; 
he  married  Judith  A.  Neal ;  abe  was  born  in  Va.  and 
died  in  Mo.  in  1836  ;  she  was  an  aunt  of  tlie  mother 
of  General  Stonewall  Jackson,  C.  S.  A. 

453.  Underwood;  died  in  1855  unmarried. 

454.  Richard  ;  died  unmarried. 

455.  Francis;  died  in  1857  unmarried. 

456.  Sabina  ;  died  unmarried. 

457.  Lucy ;    mai'ried  J.   Hunter   and    left   two 

children  ;  Joseph  married  Miss  Havell 
and  was  living  at  Jackson,  Mo.,  in  1889  ; 
Catherine  married  John  Cams. 

458.  Quiros. 

459.  Marmaduke. 

460.  Mountain;  born  in  Va.  before  1840;  mar- 

ried Mrs.  Faulkner;  no  children. 

461.  Barnes  ;  born  in  Va. ;  married  Miss  Faulk- 

ner ;  no  children. 
Quiros  Beckwith,  458,  born  in  Fairfax  C.  H.,  Va., 
September  25th,  1801  ;  settled  in  Mississippi  Co.,  Mo., 
and  died  Septend)er  8d,  18(52  ;  he  married  Susan  John- 
son, A})ril  2d,  1839  ;  she  was  born  in  Nashville,  Tenn., 
October  3 1st,  lhl3. 

462.  Ellen;  born  October   15th,   1842;  died  at 
Shelbyville,  Ky.,  June  2d,  1858. 

463.  Mari;arette  ;  born  Cinthiana,   Ky.,  October 

8th,  1844  ;  died  September  9th,"  1851. 


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The  Bechwiths. 


464.  Matliew;    born   October  3d,   1846;    died 
January  27th,  1847. 

465.  Quires. 

466.  Thomas. 

Quires  Beckwith,  4^)5,  born  in  Mississippi  Co.,  Mo., 
November  22d,  1847  ;  died  there  February  8th,  1878  ; 
he  married  Susan  James,  August  7th,  1866;  she  died 
July  4th,  1879. 

467.  Quires;   born  in   Charlestown,  Me.,  April 

14th,  1869;  living  there  in  188t). 

468.  John  Harding;   l)orn  August   23d,  1867; 

living  Charlestown,  Mo,  in  1889;  he  mar 
ried  Julia  Winbush,  December  28th,  1887. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  46(5,  born  in  Mississippi  Co.,  Mo., 
January  24th,  1840;  farmer;  living  in  Charlestown, 
Mo.,  in  1889;  he  married  Laura  Swauk,  March  11th, 
1863;  she  was  })ern  in  Hardin  Co.,  Ky.,  December 
4th,  1844. 

469.  Lillie  May;  born    November  26th,    1864; 

living  Charlestown,  Mo.,  in  1889. 

470.  Minnie  Lee;    born   December  19th,   1866; 

living  Charlestown,  Mo.,  in  1889. 

471.  Allie;    born    October    10th,    1868;   living 

Charlestown,  Mo.,  in  1889. 

472.  William;  born  1870;  died  November  28th, 

1882. 
Marmaduke   Beckwi;h,  459,   born    in    NT'irginia,  in 
1805;  married  twice ;  his  first  wife  was Grif- 
fith ;  the  children  by  this  marriage  all  died  yeung ;  by 


Tlie  Beckwiths. 


69 


his  second  marriage,  with  the  daughter  of  Col.  Hunter 
of  Mississi2:>pi  Co.,  Mo.,  he  had  the  following  children: 

473.  Amanda;   married  L.  T.   Medley;    living 

Arcadia,  Mo.,  in  1889. 

474.  Judith  Ann ;  married  P  as  of  Farmington, 

Mo. 

475.  Underwood ;  born  in  Mississijipi  Co.,  Mo. ; 

living  at  Bird's  Point,  Mo.,  in  1881). 

476.  Lucy  B. ;  born  in  1842  ;  married  Dr.  Travis, 

and  was  living,  in  1889,  at  VVolf  Island, 
Mo. 
Lewis  Beckwith,  429,  born  in  Prince  William  Co., 
Va.,  in  1789;  died  in  Wood  Co.,  W.  Va. ;  he  married 
Matilda  Carter  of  Prince  William  Co.,  W.  Va. ;  she 
Mi(»ve(l  to  Grayson  Co.,  Ivy.,  in  1854,  and  died  there; 
by  marriage  she  was  related  to  George  Washington's 
mother,  Marv  Ball,  Avho  married  Ausrustine  Washing- 
ton ;  also,  to  Gen.  Wm.  H.  Harrison,  President  of  the 
United  8tates,  grandfather  of  the  present  President 
(18S9);  also,  f to  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  major-general 
in  the  Confederate  Army  during  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion, through  his  wife,  who  was  a  Fitzhugh  of  Virginia. 

477.  tJane ;  died  young. 

478.  Ann ;  V)orn  in  Grayson  Co.,  Ky. ;  married 

John  A.  Hord  of  Grayson  Co.,  Ky.,  and 
died  in  1851  ;  children :  Lewis  B. ;  Mary 
AY. ;  Bainton  M. ;  Arthur  A. ;  John  W. ; 
William  T.;  Frank  J. 

479.  Arthur. 

Artliur  Beckwith,  479,  born  in  Wood  Co.,  W.  Va., 


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The  Berkwiths. 


September  22f1,  1815  ;  living  in  Grayson  Co.,  Ky.,  in 
1889;  farmer;  he  moved  to  Grayson  Co.,  Ky.,  in 
1828;  married  Louisa  Duncan,  May  2f5th,  1842;  she 
was  born  in  Greenup  Co.,  Ky.,  August  10th,  1818. 

480.  William L.  ;  born  March  5th,  1843  ;  farmer; 

living   in    Grayson,  Carter    Co.,    Ky.,    in 
1889. 

481.  Jane. 

482.  Mary  L. 

483.  Sophia  M. ;  born  January  15th,  1849. 

484.  Lucy  H.  ;  born  June  12th,  1851. 

485.  A.  Latira;  boi'n  September  1st,  1855. 
48(i.   Allen  C. ;  born   May   23d,    1 858  ;  farmer ; 

living  Grayson,  Carter  Co.,  Ky.,  in    1889. 

Mathew  Beckwith,  309,  of  Tanfield  and  Slenington; 

captain  in  the  Parliamentary  iVrmy ;  was  born  in  1628; 

married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Buck  of  Filey, 

knight ;  buried  at  Tanfield  in  1679. 

487.  John. 

488.  William. 

489.  Susana. 

490.  Mary;  baptized  at  Tanfield  in  1652. 

491.  Elizabeth;  baptized  in  1658. 

492.  Martha ;  died  young. 

John  Beckwith  of  Sleningford,  487,  age  14  in  1666  ; 
died  in  1 688  ;  he  mari'led  Castliana,  daughter  of  Lionel 
Copley  of  Wadsworth  ;  she  died  May  13th,  1700. 

493.  Roger  ;  died  young. 

494.  Castliana  ;  died  young. 

495.  Elizabeth  ;  died  young. 


The  JJechwiths. 


n 


William  Bt'ckwitli,  488,  of  Thiircroft,  born  Novem- 
ber 22(1,  KWU ;  iiili«^rited  Thuroroft  from  his  uncle 
William  Beckwith ;  he  svas  buried  at  Laughton  Co., 
Yolk,  October  8d,  1713  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Sir  Edward  Chalmer  of  Guisburg ;  she  died  in  1702, 
and  was  buried  at  Laughton. 

496.  William. 

497.  John  of  Dalton  Hall ;  mercliant ;  mayor  of 

Beaumont ;  he  married  Miss  Wyke. 

498.  Edward  ;  com.  of  customs  of  Tewsham  Co., 

Kent. 

499.  Matliew ;   merchant  Marine  service  ;    died 

unmarried;    buried  at  St.  Paul's,- Coveut 
Gar<len,  London,  in  1728. 

500.  Mary;  married  June  1714  to  John  Murray 

of  Slade  Horton. 

501.  Elizabeth  ;  married  twice  in  Lincoln  Co. 

502.  Susana  ;  married  1722  to  Thomas  Harrison 
of  IJillern  Co.,  Stafford. 

503.  Margarette  ;  married  Jno.  Powers  of  Utto- 

exeter  Co.,  Stafford. 

504.  Dorothy  ;  married  George  Saunders,  Gent, 
of  Ilowden,  and  died  October  24th,  1734. 

505.  Mary. 

506.  Elizabeth  ;  died  youni'-. 

William  Beckwith,  496,  of  Thurcroft  and  Slening- 
tou ;  married  April  28th,  1715;  died  at  Thurcroft, 
April  10th,  1760,  aged  74 ;  he  raariied  Elizabeth, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  John  Woodfield  of  Fishburn 
and  Trimden  Co.,  Durham ;  she  died  in  1767,  aged  70. 


72 


Tlie  BeckwUhs. 


512. 
518. 


507.  Woodfield. 

508.  Mal])y ;  ensign  in  the  3d  Reg.  of  foot 
(Buffs)  1775. 

509.  John ;  Lieut. -Col.  in  Ahercronibie's  Regi- 
ment; died  and  buried  Jit  Bishop  Middle- 
ham  in  1705,  aged  65. 

510.  William. 

511.  John. 
William. 
Author. 

514.  Mary. 

515.  Jane ;  married  J.  Welty. 

516.  Elizabeth;  married  William  Horsfall,  and 
died  a<^ed  72  in  1798. 

Woodfield  Beckvvith,  507,  of  Thurcroft  and  Trimden, 
baptized  at  Laughton  in  1 7 1 9  ;  married  Maud  Dorothy, 
daughter  of  C.  Robinson  of  Eastiugton  Co.,  Durham, 
in  1771;  died  1779. 

517.  William. 

518.  Richard;  died  young. 

William  Beckwith,  517,  of  Thurcroft,  in  Yorkshire 
and  Trimden,  in  Durham ;  died  in  1847.  Married 
Caroline,  daughter  of  John  Nesham,  of  Houghton-le- 
Spring,  she  died  in  St.  Omer,  France,  in  1832. 

519.  William  of  Thurcroft  and  Trimden,  K.  H., 

General  in  the  Army,  and  Colonel  of  the 
14th  Hussars  in  1846,  born  in  1795,  died 
in  1871.  He  married  Priscella,  daughter 
and  heiress  of  Thomas  Hopper  of  Silks- 
worth  House. 


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78 


520.  John  ;  born  in  September  1 808. 

521.  Henry. 

522.  Carolina;  married  Samuel  KentisL,  and  died 
in  1807. 

528.  Mary;  died  unmarried  in  1865. 
Henry  Beokwitli,  521.     In  Holy  Orders,  Rector  of 
Eaton,  Conatantine  Co.,  Saloj),  he  was  born  in   1800; 
married  Anne  Kose,  daughter  of  Ilev^  John  Eaton. 

524.  Henry  John;  captain  in  the  23d Reg., born 
in  1840. 

525.  AVilliam  Edmund  ;  born  in  1844. 

526.  Rose  Caroline. 

William   Beckwith,  510,  of   Cary   street,    London, 
Barrister  at  Law. 

527.  William;  ensign  2 7tli  Reg., died  unmarried 

in  1770. 

528.  Maria. 

529.  Elizabeth. 

Edward  Beckwith,  498,  commissioner  of  Customs, 
of  Te^vsham  Co.,  Kent,  he  married  twice. 

580.  Onslow ;    lieut.    Royal     Welsh     Fusileers, 
28dFoot  1771,  captain  in  the  45th,   1770, 
left  a  daughter  who  died  young. 
Mathew  Beckwith,  108,  born  in  Ponteferact,  York- 
shire Eiig.,  about  1010.     Emigrated  to  New  England 
in  1085,  residing  for  a  short  time  at  Say  brook  Point 
1085,  Bramford  1088,  Hartford  among  the  first  settlers 
in  1()42,  Lyme  in  1051   he  purchased  large  tracts  of 
land  on  the  Niantic  river,  and  was  left  a  legacy  by 
Capt.  Lyrado,  his  land  laid   practically  in   Lyme  and 
10 


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74 


The  Beckvolth.H. 


New  London.  Mould  <fe  Art  sliip  l)nilders  conHtruc- 
ted  especial ly  for  liini  the  barque  Endeavor,  wliicli 
was  the  first  vessel  launched  from  New  Loudon,  and 
traded  ^vitll  the  Barbadoes,  she  was  sold  at  Barbadoes 
in  1  ♦)6(),  for  a  cargo  of  sugar.  Mathew  was  of  that  class 
known  as  planters,  many  of  whom  were  men  of  means, 
who  [)laced  their  vessels  in  the  charge  of  competent 
mariners,  who  also  attended  to  tht;  mercantile  trans- 
actions and  interests  of  the  owners,  Mathew  was  born 
September  22d,  1610,  and  died  December  the  1 3th, 
1681.  "  His  death  being  sudden,  and  being  the  result 
of  an  accident,  a  jury  was  siunmoned,  who  gave  their 
verdict,  that  he  came  to  his  death  by  mistaking  his 
way  of  a  dark  night  and  falling  from  a  cliif  t>f  rocks.'' 
He  left  an  estate  valued  at  398  pounds  ($l,97o)  "at 
his  deatli  he  left  a  wife  Elizabeth." 

531.  Mathew. 

532.  John. 

533.  Joseph. 

534.  Nathaniel. 
536.  Benjamin. 

536.  A  daughter,  who  married  Benjamin  Grant. 

537.  A  daughter,  who  married  Robert  Girard. 
Mathew  Beck  with,  531,  born  possibly  at  Say  brook 

Point,  in  1637  ;  was  recorded  at  Waterford,  where  he 
was  made  a  freeman  in  165.'> ;  he  resided  first  at 
Guildford,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  church 
there,  and  died  at  New  London,  Conn.,  June  4th,  1727  ; 
he  married  twice  ;  by  his  first  wife,  Elizabeth,  he  had 
the  following  children  : 


The  Herkwiths. 


76 


\u\^.  Mnthew. 
naS).  John. 
540,  JaiiiL'S. 
r)41.  Jonah. 

542.  Pnidenee  ;  born   in    New  London,  August 

22(1,  1<)76;  married  lloger  Bart  of  Lyme, 
July  24th,  1717;  children,  Solomon,  born 
A[)ril  10th,  I7.'5!»;  Margarette,  born  May 
1st,  17.'57;  Jiucy,  born  May  10th,  1722; 
Ann,  born  ]\I.'iy  J}  1st,  1724;  lloger,  born 
July  1 4th,  1726;  Richard,  born  December 
20th,  1728;  William,  born  December  21  st, 
1  7iiO  ;  Prudence,  born  December  5th,  1732  ; 
Hannah,  born  July  25th,  1785. 

543.  Elizabeth  ;  born  February  4th,  1678  ;  mar- 


riei 


1  Ji 


imes 
born 


Burchard,  March  17th,  169(5 
March  14th,  1(;.S0. 


544.  Ruth^ 

545.  Sarah;    born    Lyme,  Ct.,  Dect-mber    15th, 

1684;  died  February  28t!i,  1773;  married 

Joseph  Leonard  in  1 704. 
Matliew  Bcckwith,  531,  his  second  wife  Eliza- 
beth, (hiughter  of  Mathew  Griswold  of  Lyme ; 
slie  married  three  times ;  her  first  husband  was 
John  Rogers,  the  founder  of  tlie  sect  known  as 
"  Friends,  oi-  Quakers,"  and  sometimes  called  "  Rog(ir- 
iiie  Quakers,"  whom  she  married  October  17th,  1670  ; 
fi'om  him  she  was  divorced  Octobei-  18th,  1()76  ;  lier 
second  husband  was  Peter  Pratt,  whom  she  mari'ied 
AuLjust  5th,  167U  ;  he  died  Marcli  24th,  1685  ;  in  1680 


76 


The  Berkiniths. 


she   married   Mathew    Beckwith,  aud  had  by   him  a 
daughter,  and  (HchI  at  Lyme  in  17i}7. 

546.  Grlswold  ;  horn  in  lOlM  at  Lyme  and  mar- 
ried l^]liakem  Cooly  at  Lym(^,  Conn.,  Sep. 
tembei"  14,  170(>;  children  Eliakim,  born 
1707;  Griswohl,  bom  170!>,  died  1764; 
Mathew,  born  1712;  Jonah,  born  1716; 
diedl77S;  Josiah,  born  1714;  died,  1715; 
Luke,  born  171S;  died  1777;  llezekiah, 
born  1720;  died  17U6;  lOii/abetli.  born 
1727  ;  Esther,  born   172l>. 

Math(iw  Beckwitli,  5:58,  born  at  Guilford,  Ct.,  April 
l.'Uh,  1667,  and  di«'d  tlieie  June  4tli,  1740;  married 
Elizabetli,  February  17th,  1721  ;  she  was  born  at  New 
Lon(htn  and  died  at  Lyme  in    1 74(5. 

547.  Abiyah  ;  born  July  11th,  1722. 

548.  Elizabetli  ;    born    February    14th,     1723; 

married  twice;  1st,  married  Joshua  Cham- 
pion, Oct.  14th,  1742;  children,  Lydia, 
born  August  3d,  1 745 ;  Joshua,  born  Feb- 
ruary 3d,  1747.  2d,  married  to  D.Peck,  April 
19th,  1757;  children,  Martin,  b.  1759; 
Elizabeth,  born  1761  ;  Darious,  born  1770  ; 
Huldah,  born  1772;  Siraion,  born  1766; 
Andrew,  boiu  1768;  John,  b.  1770;  Urn, 
born  1774;  Elisha,  born  1777;  Timothy, 
born  1779. 

549.  Lois;  born  July  11th,  1725. 

550.  Diadiama  ;  born  November  18th,  1728. 

551.  Eunice;  born  May  4th,  1733. 


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77 


552.  Sjujih;  born  April  22d,  17a7. 
Joliii  Rec'kwith,  5[i9,  born  Braratbrd,  February  4th, 
!()()!>;  ho  niovL'il  to  Now  Lon(h)n,  and   tliore   luariicd 
Naomi  do  Wolf  August  12th,  1700;  sho  was  born  at 
Watorford  1(')76,  and  diod  at  Lyme  1730. 
55.'{.  John. 

554,  Elisha;  born  at  New  London    1712;  diod 

at  Watorford,   Ct. ;  married  Amy  Durand, 

Octobor    10th,    1751);    slu;    was    born    at 

Watorford,  and  died  there. 

Jamos  Beckwith,  540,  born  Now  London,  June  Ist, 

1(171  ;  removed  to  Lyme  in  1G!)2,  and   diod   there  in 

I7I1»;    ho  married    Sarah   Griswold,  September  22d, 

Kill.");  sho  was  born  at  Lyme  in  1673,  and  died   there 

October  10th,  1714. 

555.  James. 

55H.  Martlia ;  born  August  16th,  1()U7;  married 

Joseph  Wait  in  1715. 
557.  Sarah;  born  July  Ist,  1701. 
55S.  Elizabeth;  born  May  30tb,  1702. 
55i).  Mary;  born  June   1st,  1716;  1st  husband 

Durant  Tinker  ;  2d  husband,  married  1 745 

to  Capt.  Starling  of  Lyme. 

560.  Daniel. 

561.  Samuel. 

562.  Renald. 

563.  John;  born  October  10th,  1714. 

James  Beckwith,  555,  born  Lyme,  Ct.,  May   11th, 
1695;  died  there  July,  1730;   married  Mary  Lamb, 


I.: 


Ir 


f 


78 


The  Bf.hinths. 


C-?¥f 


July  3d,  1721  ;  she  was  born  at  New  London,  1697, 
and  died  there. 

5<',4.  Sarah  ;  })orn  Lyme,  Ct.,  March  20th,  1722. 

565.  Rebecca ;    born   Lyme,  Ct.,  January  20th, 

1729. 

566.  James. 

James  Beckwith,  5(56,  born  jit  Lyme,  April  1st,  1725; 
died,  at  Bristol,  Ct ,  October  i2th,  1764;  he  maiHed 
Lucy  Gris\.o]d,  April  lOtli,  1755;  she  was  born  at 
Lyme,  Ct.,  Septeinbei-  28th,  1 72U. 

567.  Thomas;    born    at    r^ynie,    Ct.,    1755;    re- 

moved to  liliode  Island ;  removed  to  Exe- 
ter, Otse<i;()  Co.,  N.  Y, ;  he  married  x\zubah 
Pinkney  in  1 786. 

568.  James. 

560.  Zacariah  ;   born   at   Bristol,   Ct.,   February 
14th,   1761;  died   theie  May   21st,   1811; 
raanied   Eunic(!  Gaylord ;    sh.'  was   born 
October  18th,  1764,  and  died  at  Bris^.ol  in 
1646. 
Daniel   Beckwith,  560,  born  at  Lyme,  Ci..  October 
26th,  1704;  farmer  and  liaptist  minister ;  died  Novem- 
ber   10th,   176.'];    married    Miriam   Smith,  November 
l.'ith,  1740;  she  moved  to  MaHow,  N.  H.,  in    1765, 
and  died  there  Marcli  7th,  180!>;  she  was  born  in  1721. 
570.    Klenzor ;  born    .t    Lyme,  Ct,,  in    1741:  he 
was  a    !>,'ptist  minister  in  good  standing 
and,  also,  a  fiirmer;  In;  died  April    16th, 
1808;   niarriiMl  Hannah    Lewis,  ^vho  was 
boi'u  in  174'},  and  died  August  16th,  182;i. 


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79 


571.  Mary;  born  October  l»tli,  174.'?,  and  (lit'd 
June  23d,  i823;  married  Samuel  Miller  of 
Lyme. 

572.  Elizabeth;  married  Richard   Lamj)shire  of 

Iwyme,  and  died  in  181 4. 

573.  Titus;   born   Lyme,   Ct.,   December   3()th, 

173G;  farmer;  died  at  Chelsea,  N.  Y.,  in 
1802. 

574.  Iluel;  born  Lyme,  Ct.,  August  18th,  1742; 

died  December  lltli,  17*.M);  married  Sarah 
Wood,  December  Dth,  1773. 

575.  Amos ;  born  at  Lyme,  Ct.,  April  1 7th,  1 730; 

removed   to   Marlow,  N.  H.,  in  1787;  to 
Sutton,    Vt. ;     sviptist    minister;    died    at 
Sutton,  Vt.,  December  Gth,  1822;  he  mar- 
ried Susannah  Trueman,  who  was  })orn  at 
New  London,  Ct.,  August  4th,  17r»0,  and 
died  at  Sutton,  Vt.,  Se]>tember  21st,  1839. 
57(5.  Ira;  boni   1733;  died  January   7t:j,  1829; 
he  was  a  farmer;  married  Hannah  Wheel- 
ock,  in  1750;  she  died  May  22d,  1780. 
577.  Anion;    born   Lyme,  Ct.,    1752,  and    died 
July   28th,  1805;  farmer;  he  removed  to 
Marlow,  N.  II.,  and  married  Sarah  Brown; 
she  was  born  in  17<)3,  and  died  June  28tli, 
1837. 
Samuel  Beckwith,  501,  born  at  liynie,  Ct.,  May  14th, 
1709;  removed  to  Norwich,  Ct.;  had  grant  of  land  in 
Cornwallis,  N.  S,,  from   the   British   (lovernment;  he 
(lied  thei-e;  married  Miria»u  Marvin,  in  I  740,  daughter 
of  Captain  lieiiald  Marvin,  of  Lyme,  Ct. 


I 


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If. 


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80 


The  Beckwiths. 


578.  Samuel ;  born  Norwich,   Ct. ;   removed  to 

Cornwallis,  N.  S.,  and  settled  at  Halifax, 
N.  S. ;  he  married  Rebecca  Chapman,  of 
Lyme,  Ct. 

579.  Marvin. 

580.  Handley. 

Renald  Beckwith,  562,  born  at  Lyme,  Ct.,  February 
6tli,  1706,  to  Fredericton  N.  B.,  where  he  married  Mary 
Handley,  April  l'2th,  1796  ;  she  was  born  at  Frederic- 
ton,  N.  B. 

581.  Elizabeth. 

582.  Mary  Ann. 

583.  Nehemiah ;  born  in  Conn. ;  was  drowned  at 

Frederickton,  N.  B.,  he  married  Julia  Le 
Brun,  who  was  born  in  Canada,  in   1 790. 

584.  Samuel;  born  in  New  Brunswick,  died  at 
Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  married  Adelaide  Le  Brun, 
born  in  Canada  and  died  at  Albion,  N.  Y. 

Jonah  Beckwith,  541,  born  at  New  London,  Conn., 
December  27tli,  1673  ;  to  Lyme,  Conn.,  Deacon  of  the 
Congregational  Church  of  Lyme;  died  there  in  1744  ; 
married  Rebecca,  July  12th,  1701  ;  she  was  born  at 
Lyme,  in  1719. 

585.  George. 
588.  Benjamin. 
587.  Jonnh. 

George  Beckwith,  585,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  Sep- 
tember 17th,  1702;  graduate  of  Yale,  ordained  first 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Lyme,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1730;  died  therein  1794.     In  1761  was  Chaplain 


The  Beckwiths. 


SI 


of  the  1st  Regiment  Conn.  Volunteers;  pai-ticipating 
in  the  French  and  Intlian  wars,  and  was  at  Lake 
George,  N.  Y.  ;  be  was  moderator  of  the  general  associa. 
tion  of  Conn.,  in  1762,  at  Marsfield,  Conn.,  and  in  1773, 
at  Bristol,  Conn. ;  married  Sarah,  December,  1744;  she 
was  born  in  1705,  and  died  in  1797. 

588.  George;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1733; 
graduate  Yale  College  and  entered  the 
ministry,  but  afterward  became  a  practic- 
ing physician  at  Lyme ;  he  removed  to 
Great  Barrington,  married  and  had  children, 
all  daughters. 

589.  Barzillai ;  born  Lyme  Conn.,  in  1736  ;  Dea- 
con of  the  Congreoational  Church,  to  East 
Haddam  in  1765,  farmer;  he  married  Mary 
Butler  of  East  Haddam,  she  died  there. 

590.  Nathaniel  Brown  was  killed  in  the  Revolu- 

tionary War. 
Benjamin  Beckwith,  5S(i,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn,,  Oc- 
tober 18th,  1706. 

591.  Benjamin. 

591a  Josiah;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1742; 
married  Mehitable  Parsons   (or  Piersons). 

592.  Silas. 
592a.  David. 

John  Beckwith,  532,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1669, 
one  of  the  original  Patentees  of  New  London,  to 
Waterford  Conn.  In  a  deposition  before  the  county 
court  he  says  that  he  "  had  lived  at  Niantic  Ferry  foi* 
the  last  seventy  years,"  as  the  deposition  was  dated  in 
11 


:s 


82 


The  Beckwiths. 


1740,  he  must  have  been  at  that  time  one  hundred  and 
two  years  old. 

593.  John. 

594.  Elisha. 

John  Beckwith,  593,  he  waH  born  at  Waterford, 
Conn.,  August  12th,  1718;  married  Elizabeth  May- 
hew,  October  12th,  1742. 

595.  Elizabeth  ;  born  May  25th,  1743. 

596.  Amy ;  born  in  1 745. 

597.  Sabra;  born  in  1750. 

598.  Noah;  born  1752  ;  married  July  8th,  1773. 

599.  John ;  born    753  ;  enlisted  in  the  Revolu- 

tionary ArLiy,  1775;  one  year  quarter- 
master's assistant ;  quarter-master ;  third 
lieutenant  recruiting  service;  was  taken 
prisoner    battle   Flatbush;  resigned  1778. 

600.  Seth;  born  1755;  married  November  14th, 

1781. 

601.  Frederick;  born  1758;   married  April  3d, 

1783. 

602.  Lydia. 

603.  Esther;  born  1762. 

604.  Caleb;  born  1763;  married  in  1788, 
Elisha  Beckwith,  594,  born  and  died  at  Waterford, 

Ct. ;  buried  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Niantic  river ;  his 
grave  is  unmarked. 

605.  Elisha;  born  at  Waterford,  Ct.,  in  1761; 

he  had  ten  children,  who  all  settled  in  the 
Western  and  Southern  States. 

606.  Jason. 


The  Bechioiths.  Si 

607.  David ;  born  Waterford,  Ct. ;  removed  to 

New  York. 
Jason  Beckwith,  606,  born  Waterford,  Ct.,   1764; 
removed  to  New  London,  Ct. ;  ship-builder; 
mamed  1785;  died  New  London,  Ct. 

608.  David. 

609.  Ezra. 

610.  Amy ;  married  Anson  Smith ;   living  Chi- 

cago, 111.,  in  1886. 

611.  Sabra. 

612.  Betsy. 

613.  Elisha. 

614.  Jason  ;  married  Naomi  Caulkins. 

(il5.  Gurdon ;  born  New  London,  Ct. ;  enlisted 
in  the  U.  S.  Army,  1807-8 ;  served  under 
Gens.  Harrison  and  Hull ;  taken  prisoner 
Detroit ;  served  in  the  37  th  Conn.  Reg. ; 

married  Wealthy ;  she  was  living 

in  1887  ;  a  son,  Gurdon,  living  at  New 
London,  Ct.,  in  1889. 

616.  Daniel. 

617.  James. 

James  Beckwith,  617,  born  September  12th,  1803; 
died  February  24th,  1875;  he  married Caul- 
kins,  sister  of  his  brother's  wife. 

618.  Cordelia. 

619.  James  E. ;  married  and  had  two  dauijjhters : 

Julia  A.,  married  Hon.  R.  W.  Chapman, 
living  Waterford,  Ct,  1889;  Agues  D., 
married  Rev.  F.  P.  Braman ;  she  died  No- 
vember 30th,  1886. 


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The  Beckwiths. 


620.  ElishaR;  born  August  I7tli,  1832;  mar- 
ried; no  clii  A>en ;  living  New  London, 
Ct. ;  U.  S.  Ship  Inspector  in  1889. 

621.  Cyrus  G. 

Cyrus  G.  Beckwitli,  621,  born  at  New  London,  Ct, ; 
merchant  there  in  1888;  State  Senator,  Connecticut 
Legislature,  several  times ;  married  Augusta  Dart, 
who  was  born  at  Saybrook,  Ct.,  October  23d,  1841. 

622.  James   Allen ;  born  at   New  London,  Ct., 

September  26th,  1868. 
Joseph  Beckwitli,  533,  born  Lyme,  Ct.,  in  1640; 
served  in  the  military  expedition  to  Wood  Creek, 
1 708,  in  the  old  French  War,  where  he  lost  his  life ; 
he  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Capt.  Way  of  Lyme ; 
she  was  born  in  Lyme,  July  9th,  1682. 

623.  Sarah;  born  April  14th,  1677. 

624.  Joseph. 

Joseph  Beck  with,  624,  born  at  Lyme,  Ct.,  April 
15th,  1679,  was  living  in  1727,  but  died  prior  to  1730; 
he  married  Mary . 

625.  Joseph;  born   at   Lyme,  Conn.,  in   1700; 

died  August  9th,  1764. 

626.  Thomas ;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  December 

nth,  1711  ;  living  Bristol,  Conn.,  in  1789. 

627.  Her'.ekiah. 

628.  Susanna. 

629.  Mary;    born    in    1709;    married    Mathew 

Marvin,  1732. 

630.  Lydia ;    born    1711;     married    Benjamin 

Huntley,  April  27th,  1732  ;  one  son   Cur- 
tice B.,  b.  1725. 


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The  Bechwiths. 


85 


681.  Dorothea;  born  1715. 

682.  Elijah. 
688.  Nathan.     , 

684.  Stephan  ;  boru  Lyme,  Conn.,  1721. 

685.  Elizabeth;    married    Darius    Peck,   April 

19,  1757. 

686.  Hannah  ;  married  John  Griswold. 
Nathauiel  Beckwith,   584,   born  at   New   London, 

Conn.,  in  June  1642. 

687.  Nathaniel. 

Nathaniel  Beckwith,  687,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn,,  May 
28tli,  1671  ;  married  Sarnh,  who  was  born  at  East 
Haddam,  Conn . 

688.  Job  ;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  May  22d,  1705; 

married  Elizabeth  Harvey,  who  was  born 
in  Mass. 

689.  Nathaniel ;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  January 

6th,  1707. 

640.  Stephan. 

641.  Jerusha  ;  ])orn  August  10th,  1709. 

642.  Sarah;  born  August  18th,  1712. 
648,  Patience. 

644.  Joseph  ;  born  December  10th,  1715. 
Benjamin    Beckwith,   585,   born    at    New    London, 

Conn.,  Mai'ch  8th,  164.');  he  was  a  mariner  and  was 
lost  at  sea  ;  married  Azubah  Brewster  of  Hartford, 
Conn. 

645.  Benjamin ;  born  at   New  London,  January 

18th,  1679. 

646.  Eliisha. 


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f'i47.  Saniucl  ;  drowned  ut  Lyiiu;  about  1800; 
enli.stf^d  ill  tli<;  R«!voliitioiia!'y  Army  in 
1775,  Sollfl  Co.,  ParsoriH'  Kog.,  Conn,  line 
for  Heven  rnontlis  ;  rc-e,nlist(Ml  177(5  for  one 
year;  re-enlisted  1777  in  the  Mea  service; 
was  tak«;n  jn-isoner  during  the  war  and 
excliang(!d  ;  married  twice; ;  first,  Polly 
(iivenfield  in  1781  ;  horn  1700;  second, 
Mary  Tinker,  who  died  in  18'><). 

(548.  Sarah;  niarri(;d  Eljenezer  Perkins  of  Lyme, 

Conn. 

Elisha  B(^ckwith,  (54(5,  })orii  at  N(;w  London,  Ccjiin., 

January  l.'Jtli,  1(J8'J;  married  Nancy  P<!rkins  of  Lyme, 

Conn.  ;  iiioved  to  liyinc;.  Conn.,  wli<;r(;  they  lioth  died. 

(549.  .lanuis  ;  Ijorn  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1711. 

650.  Elisha. 

(551.   Prudence. 

(552.  JLildah. 
P^lisha  Beckwith,  (550,  born  Lynn;,  Conn.,  1718;  he 
married  Adelaide  Carpenter,  who  was  born  at  Lyme 
n  1724,  and  died  there. 

658.  Rev.  Roswell. 

(554.  Samuel,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1755;  set- 
tled at  Hartford,  Conn.,  he  enlisted  in  the 
Revolutionary  Army  in  177(5,  and  starved 
in    Sells'    Company,    Parsons'    Regiment. 

(J55.  Nathan;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1747; 
settled  at  Watertbi'd,  Conn. ;  sailoj'.  En- 
listed in  the  Revolutionary  Army  in  1775; 
served  in  Sells'  company,  Parsons'  regiment ; 


The  liechnithH. 


87 


ln!  iiiamcd    P.'iiioiic(3    iti    1771;  li<;  liad  ji 
i'randHod  SaniiKd,  aj;o  li  in  1847. 
050.  Aiiiicr;  horn    Lyrnf;,  Conn.,   in    1857.     E»i- 
]isto<l  in  the  Revolutionary  Army  in  177<'», 
Ely's   (;oinj)any,   ('onn.    Lino.      Re-(;nliHt(!<l 
in    1777,    on    the   Sj)y    Boat,   and    .smvod 
twenty-two  months. 
Rev.  Roswell   lieekvvitli,  fi5Ji,  horn   at    Lyme,  (Jonn., 
()(!tober  21st,  I  7r>.'{,  w.'is  a  l*r(;shyt(!rian  minister;  later 
joined  the  Ba[»tiHt  Churcli  an<l  became   a  j)reachor  of 
that  (hinomination ;  niinoved    t(j  Coeymans,  N.    Y.,  in 
1 7'.);-),  (Ja/enovia,  iY    Y.,    in    1807;  di»d  K(d>riiaiy   tid, 
IS.'UJ;  enlisted  in   the   ContiiuMital    Ainiy,  Sells' (Jom- 
j»aiiy,  Parsons'   i'(i!i;iment,  in    1775;   he  w;is    tak(Mi  pris- 
<mer  at    Foi-t  Wasliington   and    [)la(;ed   in   the  prison 
shi{)  in    iV(^w  York  harbor;  he  mairicid  Lydia,  daugh- 
tei'  of  Geoige  Dorr  of  Lyme  ;  they  wei<!  mairied  Janu- 
ary l.'ith,  1780;  she  died  Aj)ril  16th,  18.".4. 
ri57.  J)eaeon  Barak. 

058.  Ro.swell ;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  Octobei-  8th, 
1789;  died  August  8th,  1870;  married 
Naney  Hudson,  February  29th,  1820;  she 
di(!d  July,  1882  ;  liis  second  wife  was  Olive 
King  of  Pomj)ey,  N.  Y. ;  they  were  marri(!d 
Sept(!jnber  .".d,  18.".;'.;  shcMlied  in  1805. 

659,  George;    boi-n    at    Lyme,  (/onn.,    Kebruaiy 

20th,  1792;  died  1814. 

660.  Eliza}>et]i  :     born     December    5th,     1782: 


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F«;bi'uary .'}(!,  1802  ;  children  :  Allen;  living 
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I'a.  ;  Atnos;  liis  widow  li\  iiij^  Wuiikfi^uri, 
III.;  Iv.'uisoiii  ;  (HimI  iiiirimrri<!(| ;  Sully  ;  <li(Ml 
in  Allmiiy,  Icjiviii^  cliildicd 

')<»!.  Iliild.'ili  ;  horn  ;it,  Lyiiic,  ('oiin.,  Novondxir 
I'lUi,  17^;");  m;tiTi<rd  Alva  Ilohdikins  of 
('a/<Miovi!i,  .liMir  r)l,li,  JHO'J;  <diildr<!M:  Mai'ia; 
iiiuirifMl  .laiiMiH  K<ud, ;  livinjj;  I'ahnyia,  N. 
Y. ;  SiiHaii  ;  inarric^d  AINmi  Sc.ovilhi;  livinj^ 
Sidlivan,  N.  Y.  ;  liydiu;  married  (MiarleH 
liariM's;   living;  VValworl.li,  N.  V. 

<;r»'j.  Kniiic(!;  horn  l)(!c(iid)f'r  4l,li,  1 787  ;  truirried 
l*(!l,('i-  l*<!('k,  .January  OiJi,  1814;  cliildren  : 
liydia  A.  ;  niai  rlcd   .locd    KosUer;   llarri«!i; 


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l>(;l,Hy  Koslcr;  lictsy;  married  A.  N.(!lark«!; 
William  ;  marri<;d  and  hd't  ciiildri-n. 
()<)3.  .iarncH  ;  hoin  at  Co<!ynianK,  N.  Y.,  .Innc;  Ini, 
I7'.H»;   mai'iied  liis  <-oijHin    Mary    A.    IIy<J« 
of    LiHl(;,    N.  Y.,    Aiif,'nsl,    m\\\,    1825;  Hh«; 
waH  horn  January  22d,  I7'J1>;  and  was  liv- 
int^   at,   (Ja,/<novia  in    18r)8.      If(;  w.-rved  in 
l,h(;    IJ.  S.  Army  in  the  war  of   1812.      En- 
liHled  in   I  KM,  and  H(',rv(i<l  in  (Ja{)tain    lln- 
derwood'H  (■omj)any. 
Rolxirt  licckwitli,  48,  born  at  (Jiint,  YorkHliin;,  Eng- 
land;  marri(Ml    liarharra,  dauf^litor  of  .Iam(vs    Lowen- 


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OOO.  Sir  Leonard. 


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'iOT.    Ainl)r<m(', 

<)<I8.  .lain;;   rii;)rii«!(l  William  AII<ri. 

m\).  William. 
Sir  L«;onar<l  J>(!(;kvvilli,  fWW;,  of  Sflhy,  Ili^^li  Slj«;nff 
(/oinily  York',  Itli  yiiurof  Mdward  <l|,h,  inf)!;  Im»  H«'rv<Ml 
Kiii;^  llf'Hiy  ill  liiH  l^'criK-li  wars,  and  H(!rv(!(l  I'M  wan! 
r.tli  ;  from  liim  rccfivftd  1,1m;  Ahlx-y  of  Sfdhy,  IfiaO;  Ik- 
waH  SnrutMi'lial  of  iIk-  AIjIhcs  <»i'  SI.  Marys,  AncaHl(!r 
and  Stillln'.''l1(;<!t,,  and  S<!ll»y  Ald»<!y,  (jount,y  York, 
I ;")."»;■).  Lord  of  llic  Manor  of  (JalfoMH  l»y  |»iir(diaH<i 
I'loni  Sir  K.  (in^HHliam,  in  ]."».■'.'.»;  was  kni^dilcd,  admit- 
t<Ml  one  of  the  ('((iinci!  of  (In;  North.  Admitted  ('or- 
[His  (Jlirislic,  York  i:)2'.».  I)i<-d  May  7tli,  1555,  and  waH 
liiiiicd  in  Yolk  Minsl,<!r;  will  dat<;d  Ajdil  I5l[i,  1555; 
piiA'cii  ill  i55S.  II<;  married  lOlizalxitli,  dau;.dit(!r  of 
Sir  \ii)'^i'.iy>  ('liolml«;y,  lor<i  chief  j  .slic,(^;  she,  died  i\«»- 
vf!inf)f!r,  I58.'i,  a^'<;d  sixty;  hiiricd  at,  York  Minst,<;r 
Novemlx^r  L>SI,h. 

070.  It(>^^(;r,  of  llardwickc;  Hall,  sold  his  iatid.s 
and  S<*ll)y  to  Ilcin-y,  Karl  of  I)(;rl>y,  and 
di(;(l  in  I5H7  ;  In;  mar'-ied  I'^lizahcth,  daiij^h- 
t(!r  of  Sir  \ii)y[}'.v  (Jholmh^y  «)f  Roxhy. 

071.  I^'rariois ;  (ii(;d  yoiint^ 

<)72.   Kiizaf>eth  ;  married  Wm.  Vuvusour  of  Wes- 
ton, (^o.  York. 
67''».   Frances;  daii'.^}iter  and  eo-licireHS  ;  marri<!d 
Sir  (ieoi'^(!  Harvey  of  MarkesTey,  ('oiinty 
Mssex  ;   lieiit(!nant  'd"   Iiond<ni  Tower. 
Ambrose;  l>e(;kwith,  GOT,  of  St.il linj^lleet,  etc.,  !»y  de- 
\is(;  from    lii.s    brother,    Sir    ]j«;onard,    was    admitted 
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Corpus  Christie,  York,  1531  ;  in  1540  was  granted  site 
of  Ilandaie  Abbey,  and  died  March  10th,  1574  ;  buried 
in  church  of  Stillingfleet ;  he  married  daughter  of  Sir 
R.  Methani  of  Lucktou  ;  living  1 557  ;  buried  in  church 
at  Stillingfleet. 

674.  Leonard. 

675.  Roger. 

676.  Ann. 

677.  Elizabeth. 

678.  Isabel ;  marned  John  Saltinarsh  of  Whitby. 

679.  Jane ;  married  Miles  Newton  of  Whixley, 

and  died  in  1604. 

680.  Grace;  mairicd  Fairfax,  and  died  in  1601. 

681.  Thomas. 

Leonard  Bcckwith,  674,  of  Stillingfleet  and  Handale, 
in  the  North  Hiding  of  Yorkshire,  1584;  will  dated 
July  24th,  15t>6. 

682.  Jane  ;  daughter  and  heiress. 

Roger  Beckwith,  675,  of  ILindale  Abbey  ;  mari'ied 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Peter  Newark  of  Accomb,  Co. 
York  ;  formerly  esquii'e  of  the  body  of  Queen  Mary ; 
she  died  in  July  21Hh,  1606. 
68a.  Newark. 

684.  Philip. 

685.  Mary  Ann. 

Newark  Beckwith,  683,  of  Handale  Abbey,  died 
1656  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Fisk  of  Lax- 
field,  County  Suffolk. 

686.  Leonard. 

687.  Mary. 


T/ie  Bechoiths. 


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B88.  Elizabeth ;  married  Robert  Lascelles  of 
Eiglisliiue,  County  York. 
Leonard  Beekwith,  686,  of  Handale  Abbey  ;  he  was 
born  in  1619,  and  married  twice  ;  his  first  wife  was 
Theaphinia,  daughtei'  of  Marmaduke  Grimstone  of 
Grimstone  Garth ;  by  this  fii*st  marriage  he  had  the 
following  children : 

689.  Roger;  age  18  in  1666. 

690.  William  ;  died  young. 

691.  Newark. 

692.  Leonard  ;  age  14  in  1666. 
698.  Marma«luke;  age  9  in  166<>. 
6   1.    ^.nn;  baptized  in  1648. 

695.  .1  ry  ;  mairied  Philip  Gemet  of  Dahsraill, 
Co.  York. 

Newark  Beekwith,  691,  age  16  in    1666. 

696.  John. 

697.  Roger. 

John  Beekwith,  696,  lieutenant-colonel  in  the 
army;  married  Sarah  Crook;  she  died  in  1741. 

698.  John. 

John  Beekwith,  698,  major-general,  commanded  the 
20th  Regiment  at  the  battle  of  Minden,  and  the  Brig- 
ade of  Grenadiei*s  and  Highlanders  during  the  Seven 
Years'  War,  with  very  distinguished  reputation ;  he 
married  Janet,  daughter  of  Dr.  G.  Wishart,  Deacon  of 
Chapel  Royal,  Edinburgh,  ami  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir 
James  Campbell,  of  Orchard  Argyleshire;  she  died  in 
1827,  aged  97. 

699.  John. 


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701. 


700.  Sir  George,  G.  C.  B. ;  adjutant,  1776;  gen- 
eral and  commander-in-chief  of  the  Island 
of  Barbadoes  in  1798;  lieutenant-general 
in  1805 ;  governor  of  the  Windward  Isl- 
ands in  1815;  quartermaster-general  to 
the  forces  in  North  America  in  1814; 
colonel  89th  Foot,  1818;  commander  of 
the  forces  in  Ireland  in  1819 ;  born  in 
1753,  and  died  in  1824;  unmarried. 
Ferdinand  Amelia;  ensign  {33d  Foot,  1779; 
lieutenant,  1780;  colonel,  1802  ;  brigadier- 
general  on  His  Majesty's,  and  major  of  the 
37th  Foot;  died  in  1805,  and  was  born  in 
1764. 
William. 
Sir  Thomas. 

Jessie;  born  in  1773,  and  died  in  1776. 
John  Beck>vith,  699,  of  Somerby  Park,  Co.  York, 
born  in  1751 ;  lieutenant  15th  Light  Dragoons,  1776; 
lieutenant  71>th  Liver[)ool  Vol.,  1780;  captain  23d 
Light  Dragoons ;  married  Mary  Halliburton,  sister  of 
the  supreme  judge  of  Halifax,  N.  S.,  in  1818. 

705.  George;  was  in  the  navy,  and  died  unmarried. 

706.  Charles ;  Major-General  in  the  army. 
Sydney  ;  lieutenant-colonel  of  Rifle  Brigade 
in  1848;  captain  in  1839;  major  in  1847; 
was  killed  in  the  Crimean  War. 

Henry  Ferdinand  ;  lieutenant-colonel  in  the 
Rifle  Brigade;  captain,  1830;  major,  1840; 
died  at  Kingston,  Canada. 


702. 
703. 
704. 


707. 


708. 


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709.  Susan  ;  married  Lieut.Col.  Kvart  of  Bath, 
in  1874. 

710.  Anne. 

711.  Mary. 

712.  Jessie. 

713.  Isabell. 

714.  Cathenne. 

715.  Clementina. 

Major-General  Charles  Beckvvith,  70G,  bora  at  Hali- 
fax, N.  S.,  in  1789,  and  died  at  La  Tour,  France,  in 
1862  ;  in  1807  was  in  the  expedition  against  Denmark; 
in  1808  against  Sweden;  in  1809  in  the  War  of  the 
Spanish  Peninsula ;  was  present  at  Corunna ;  and  in 
every  action  of  importai.ce  until  1814,  when  he  re- 
ceived the  gold  medal  and  rank  of  major,  *kl  March  ; 
Connuander  of  the  Bath  in  1815  ;  95th  Foot,  acting- 
<iuartermaster;  lieutenant-colonel,  1815;  lost  a  leg  at 
the  l)attle  of  Waterloo;  captain  on  half  pay,  1820; 
Knight  of  St.  Maurice  and  Lazarus ;  (see  work,  "  Gen- 
eral Beckwith,  his  life  and  labors  among  the  Walden's 
of  Piedmont,"  by  J.  P.  Meille)  ;  he  married  a  peasant 
girl  of  Piedmont,  Italy. 

716.  Charlotte;  posthumous  and  only  child. 
William  George  Henry  Beckwith,  702,  born  in  1765, 

and  died  1844 ;  ensign  20tli,  and  captain  52d  Regi. 
ments ;  married  Sophia  Maria  Johanna,  daughter  of 
Lieut. -Col.  Kobt.  Ewing,  son  of  Ewing  of  Borsham 
vvers,  Dumphries ;  married  in  1806,  and  died   1867. 

717.  John  Ferdinand ;    born  in   1824;    lieut.  of 
the  Rifle  Brigade  in  1844. 


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7 IS.  Chjii'lotto ;  muiried  Rev.  James  Maringay. 
711).  Elizabeth;  died  uninarried. 

720.  Geoi'giana;  died  unmarried. 

721.  Jessie  Henrietta. 

722.  Sophia. 

Sir  Thomas  Sydney  Beckwitli,  7(>.'^  K.C.  B. ;  major- 
general  in  1814;  l»oni  in  1770;  died  in  IS.'U  while  in 
the  command  of  the  B<Mnbay  Army;  acting  governor 
t)f  Bombay ;  he  married  twice  ;  hia  seco..d  wife  waa 
Mary,  eldest  daugliter  of  Sir  William  Douglas,  Bart., 
and  was  sistei'  of  the  second  and  thii'd  Manjuis  of 
Queeiisbury  ;  she  was  married  in  1817,  and  died  in 
1841  ;  by  his  first  wife,  Clementina,  daughter  of  Laugh- 
man,  she  died  in  Canada  in  1815,  he  had  the  following 
children  : 

72.'{.    Ferdinan«l ;  died  vouus?. 

724.  Thomas   Sydney  ;    in    the   Rifle    Brigade ; 

died  1827. 

725.  Jessie  Philadel)»hia;  died  in  1822. 

720.  Ann  Clementina:  married   in    18;>0  to   E. 

Wilson  of  Rigmaden  Hall,  Westmoreland. 

Leonard  Beckwitli,  080,  of  Handale  Abbey  ;  married 

his  second  wife,  who   was   Anne,    daugliter  of  .John 

Theiry  of   Hewar'l,  Ct).  York,  by  whom    he  had  the 

following  children  : 

727.  Albert;  age  1  in  1000. 

728.  Helen  ;  age  ;{  years  in  IGOO. 

Thomas  Beckwitli,  081,  of  Poppleton  ;  married  Isa- 
bel, daughter  and  heiress  of  Cxuy  Franklin  (»f  Nether 
Poppletou ;  she  was  buried  at  Poppleton,  May,  1013. 


Tke  Jieckwithfi. 


95 


720.  Ambrose;  buried  at  Popplcton  in  KW'.;"). 
7.'U».  Leonard  ;  buried  at  Pop^deton  in  10613. 
I'M.  Rojrer. 
7.'{2.  Henry  of  Nether  Poppleton  ;  buried  there 

in  1(>6.'{ ;  unmarried. 
7'3.'i.  Susannali  ;  ])orn  at  Poj)[tlet<m  in  1")()9. 
7.'U.  Elizabeth;  married  Jolin  Uouth  of  Rieall, 

Co.  York. 
7^?5.  Maiy. 

7.'3«).  Mar«;arette;  buried  at  Poppleton  in  1040. 
I'M.  Mary;  buried  at  Popi>leton  in  1640. 
Koirer  lieekvvith,  I'.W,  buried  at  Poppleton  in  1677: 
married  Klizabetli,  dau«j:liter  of  William  Stiles. 

7.'{S.  John  of  l*()pj»leton ;  buried    therein  1681>; 

married  Mary,  daughter  of  Henry  Sniithson 

of  Brom[»ton.  Co.  York  ;   buried  theie. 
73t».  Ambrose. 

740.  Elizabetli ;  born  in  1644;  married  in  1<><»1) 

to  Robert  llorsetield,  and  died  soon  after. 
Ambi'ose   Beckwith,    7''>'.>.    of    l*o[>pleton  ;    inari'ied 
Anne,  daughter  of  \V.  Nelson  ;  buried  at   Poi»i>leton 
in  17-28. 

741.  Roger. 

742.  Ambrose  of  Po}>j)h'ton. 

743.  John;  baptized  at  Poppleton  in   171.'),  and 

buried  there  in  171  7. 

744.  William. 

Roger  Beckwith,  741,  of  l\)pj)leton,  until  about  1746 
when  he  sold  his  property  there;  died  at  Ileningbor- 
ough ;  Iniried  there  iu  September,  1787;   he  married 


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I 


96 


The  Beckwitha. 


Cjitlu'riiie.  <iau;;Iiti'r  of  Ralph  Bray  (►f  Woodhtill  near 
HeruingV>oi()ugh. 

745.  liotrer. 

74<».  Aiii)>ro8i'. 

747.  William  of  l*o|)|»leti>ii  in  17.'{'S;  Imricd 
there  in  1740. 

748.  Thomas;  baptized  in  1745. 
74i».  John  ;  dead  in  1 758. 

750.  Elizabeth. 

751.  Dorothy. 
75i>.  Catherine. 

75;i.   Am.ibillji ;  died  lumiarrieil. 
Rev.  Roger   Beekwitli,   745,  of  Nun    Monkton,  Co. 
York;    ]>y    his    second    wife,    Dorothy,    daughter   of 
James  Short  of  Martin's  Hall,  Ilasworth,  Co.  Notts ; 
she  died  in  178*.>  ;   he  luul  the  following  children  : 

754.  Rev.  Thomas;  born  November,  1 7<)S,  at 
Nun  Monkton  ;  in  18.'U5  was  living,  unmar- 
ried. 

Rev.  Roger   Beekwitli.    745 ;    by    first    wife    Mary, 
daught«'r  ol  John  Comfort  of  Newtonon-Ouse,  he  had 

755.  Andirose;    baptized    at   Nun    Monkton  in 

1758;  drowned  in  the  North  Sea  in  1778. 
75H.  Hannah;  buried  at  Nun  Monkton  in  1778. 

757.  Cathei-iue;  l)urie«l  at  Nun  Monkton  in  1768. 

758.  Elizabeth  ;  )»uried  at  Newton-upon-Ouse  in 

1788. 
750.  Mary;  baptized  at   Nun  Monkton  in  1760; 
married  Thomas  AV right  of  Richmond,  in 
June,  1785,  and  was  buried  in  Richmond, 
Co.  York,  in  1800. 


77<«  Beckuntltn. 


97 


AmbroRe  Beckwitli,  74<),  baptized  August  17th, 
171U,  at  Poppleton  ;  married  Hannali  Rhodes  of  Brad- 
ford. 

700.   Ann,  or  Nancy ;  ])aptized  at   Bradford  iu 

1 755  ;  buried  at  St.  Olives,  Co.  York  ;  age 

93. 

William   Beekwith,  744,   lieutenant,    2d    Dragoon 

Guards;  baptized  at   Popplet(»n  in   1717,  and  buried 

there  in  1769;  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Hunt  of  Lyme  Regis,  Co.  Norfolk. 

761.  William. 

762.  Ambrosia. 
708.  Elizabeth. 

William  Beekwith,  669. 

764.  William. 

765.  James. 

William  Beekwith,  764,  merchant  of  York;  free  in 
1530;  chamberlain  in  1540;  sheriff  iu  1543;  lord 
mayor  in  1555  ;  governor  of  the  Merchants'  Company 
in  1555;  seized  at  his  death  of  the  site  of  the  Priory 
of  the  Carmelites  or  White  Friars,  York ;  died  July 
81st,  1586;  buried  at  the  Church  of  St.  Croix;  mar- 
ried  Alicia  Rose,  December  7th,  1548 ;  she  died  Au- 
gust 16th,  1598;  buried  in  the  Church  of  St.  Croix. 

766.  Leonard;    sheriff,   Co.    York,    1587;    died 

1615. 

767.  Robei-t. 

768.  Christopher   of   St.    John's ;   alderman   of 

York. 

769.  Maiy ;  second  wife  of  Aldeniian  Hall ;  sur- 
18 


■f: 


5*8 


Tlit  Beck  wit  hx. 


\  ived  liini   and  was  Imricd  in  St.  Croix, 
DereniLcr  14tli,  l(>2ii. 
Robert  B«'ik\vitli,  707,  of  York,  buried  April  5th, 
158(5. 

770.  .John;  buried  August,  15(W>. 

771.  Miolmel;  buried  15()8. 

772.  Eilith;  born  1507. 
James  Beckwith,  765. 

773.  Alice  ;  inarritnl  Wm.  Wyville. 

William  Heckwitli,  10r»,  baptized  at  Featherstone, 
V%»rkshire,  Kngland,  in  1571;  removed  to  London; 
merchant  tailor.  Emigrated  to  Virginia  in  1607,  with 
Captain  John  Smith,  in  the  ship  "Plueni.x,"  landing 
at  Jamestown  in  the  Virginia  Colony  in  1607. 

774.  Henry. 

775.  A  daughter. 

Henry  Beekwith,  774,  born  possibly  in  Virginia; 
receive* I  a  land  grant  in  Maryland,  dat<;d  Oct.  5th, 
1609,  from  Lord  Baltimore,  for  "  transporting  iiimself 
from  Virginia."  He  settled  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Mary- 
land ;  will  made  1717;  proven  Oct.  27th,  1717. 
770.   Henry. 

777.  Nehemiah. 

Henry  Beckwith,  77<»,  born  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Md.  ; 
appeared  in  a  suit  against  his  brother  in  I7ll>;  mar- 
ried Mary,  who  was  born  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Md. ;  her 
will  was  proven  July  8th.  1 758. 

778.  Nehemiah. 

779.  Charles. 

780.  Samuel ;  born  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Md. ;  in- 


The    Berkwlthx. 


n 


herited  Refuse  Neck  from  his  father ;  was 
living  in  1770. 

781.  Mary;  married  Vickers,  mentioned  in  will. 

782.  Klizaheth;  married  Taylor,  mentioned    in 
will. 

783.  Margarotte ;    married   Thomas  Corp,  men- 

tiiMied  in  will. 
Ni'hemiah  Heckwith,  77«,  born  in  Dorchester  Co., 
Md.,  about  1721;  living  175s ;  mentioned  in  will  of 
Mary  Beckwith. 

784.  Jeremiah. 

785.  Henry. 
7.HH.  Nehemiah. 

Jeiemiah  Beekwith,  784,  born  Neck  district  in  Dor- 
chester Co.,  Md.,  about  1755;  died  there;  married 
Catlieriiie  Wheat ly,  wlu>  was  born  and  died  near 
Cambridge,  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Md. 

787.  Jeremiah. 

788.  Mary. 

789.  Hennie. 
7}>0.  Wheatly. 

.leremiah  Beckwith,  787,  born  Neck  district  in  Dor- 
chester Co ,  Md.,  and  die<1  thci*' ;  marrie<l  Charlotte 
Childersi Ml,  December  28th,  I8ll>;  born  and  died  in 
Dorchester  Co.,  Md. 

7m.  Aurania;  married  J.  E.  Davis. 

792.  William  B. 

793.  Henry  White;  unmarried  in  1889. 
AVilliam  B.  Beckwith,  798,  born  in  Dorchester  Co., 

Md.,  January  1 1th,  1831 ;  farmer ;  living  there  in  1889  ; 


100 


Thv  IhekiiutfiM. 


inftrried  Annie  K.  WilliaraH,  Aju-il  9tli,  l^6i{;  sIumvhh 
born  BVlnuiiry  22(1,  1H41. 

704.  Osfur  C.  ;  horn  F'ebruary  2«1,  18rt4. 

705.  Kutit'i  l)orn  December  27tb,  180;"). 
VM\.   William  F. ;  born  October  7tb,  18«;8. 

707.  lOdwanl  B. ;  born  Decemljer  25th,  1870. 

708.  Lottie  C. ;  I)orn  May  Ist,  187.'i. 

700.  Maggie  M.  ;  born  January  lltb,  187»'). 

800.  Uoma  ;  born  October  Kith,  1878. 

Wheatly  Heckwith,  700,  born  Vienna  district,  Md. ; 
died  Neck  district,  Dorchester  Co.,  Md.,  in  185«». 

801.  Rev.  Jeremiah  II.  ;  died  unmarried,  age  28  ; 

802.  Catherine ;  married  Joe  SimmouH ;  he  died  ; 

siie  was  living  in  Cambridge,  Md.,  in  1880, 
having  several  children. 

803.  Job  W. 

Job  W.  Beckwith,  803,  born  Cambridge  district 
Md.,  Noveml»er  10th,  1829;  he  resided  at  Airys,  Md. ; 
married  Mary  A.  Wheeler,  December  5th,  1850;  she 
was  born  December  27th,  1830;  he  married  a  second 
time  to  Miss  Mawbray ;  the  following  children  were 
by  his  first  wife  : 

804.  Walter  H.  ;  living  at  Airys,  Md.,  in  1880. 
804a.  Charles  W. 

805.  Sadie  W. ;  living  at  Airys,  Md.,  in  1889. 

806.  William  P.  ;  born  at  Cambridge,  Md.,  No- 

vember  12th,  1850;  in  1890  was  principal 
of  East  New  Market,  Md.,  Academy; 
married    8allie    W.    Spedden,    December 


The  n<'fkuilthn. 


lot 


*J7Mi,  1S82;  she  w (is  1m nil   DoivheHter  Co., 

M«l.,  Au^Mist  .'{1st,  1H59;  n<»  oliiMreii. 

Nt'lieiuiuh   IWkwitli,  777,  <linl   in    Doivln'ster  Co., 

M(l.,  prior  to   177<*;  inanl.d    Kmiu'cs;  licr  will  was 

injide   Juno     18tli,   17Mt,  and   jirovt'il    August     15th, 

i7;u. 

807.  Doiothy. 

808.  Klizalx'th ;  nianicd   Knnals ;  mentioned   in 

her  inotlier'H  will. 
Henry  Hu«*kwith,  785,  Korn  in  Dorchester  ('<».,  M<1,. 
aliout  1758;  died  there  in  1842;  married  Miss  Mitch 
ell;    ha«l    s(!veral    children,  hut   all    died   yount^;  his 
second  niarriaije  was  to  Miss  Tavlor,  l»v   whom  he  had 
the  f(»il«»wini;  children  : 

Sou.  Catherine;  l»orn   in  17'.'«'>;  married 

Travers;    she  died    Octoher    *J«'.tii,    1887; 

her  daughter  Catherine  married  her  cousin, 

William  VV.  lieckwith. 

810.  Nehemiah ;   born    in    Md.,   antl    moved    to 

Georgia. 
Nehemiah  Keckwith,  78(5,  l)()rn  in   Dorchester  Co., 
Md.,  in    17^)1;    eidisted   in  the   Revolutioiuiry  Army 

1781  ;  in  the  Maryland  militia  for  four  months'  ser- 
vice, in  Captain  Stapleford's  Co.  ;  he  again   enlisted  in 

1782  for  one  year;  married  three  times,  ami  died  in 
1844;  his  third  wife  was  Cornelia  Mitchell,  sister  of 
his  brothel's  wife. 

811.  Nehemiah. 

812.  John  M. 

81. 'i. • — ;  nuirried  Mr.  Thompson. 


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102 


The  Beckwithx. 


Nelieminh   IWk with,  811,  bom  in  Dorchester  Co., 
M(l,  17U1  :  i\\i\\  tluMV  in  1S78  ;  iimmtHl  Mary  Wlieeler 
ill  1820;  she  died  in  IStiT. 
SI 4.  Jolin  M. 

8ir).  ilel)wca  ;  horn  in  I8lM);  died  in  1870; 
murrit'd  .1.  L.  liadclitl'  of  Doicli osier  Co. 
John  M.  Beckwith,  814,  born  in  Dorchester  Co., 
Octohe  lOtli,  1S21  ;  county  treasurer,  member  State 
Lcgisltitiire,  nn'rcliant ;  and  was  postmaster  of  Corners- 
ville  in  1S81);  marritd  Henrietta  Ennals  Corners  in 
1851,  of  Dorchester  Co. 

81().  Mollie;  Ix^ni  18r)2  ;  married  llev.  Wm.  E. 
bhans  of  Richmond,  Va.,  December  29th, 
187.'^ ;  was  pastor  of  a  church  at  Richmond, 
Va.,  in  1885);  they  ha<l  thret'  daiighters 
and  one  son. 

817.  Nettie;  married  Dr.  C.  F.  Newbill.  in  1878, 

who  was  pi'acticinui:  medicine  at  Millenback> 
Va.,  in  1S81);  tliey  have  two  children, 
daurjhters. 

818.  Samuel   C. ;  born  September    24th.    1854; 

married  C.  M.  Corey,  January  25th,  18'^2; 

living  in  New  Y(»rk  city  in  1880. 
810.  Robert;  born  in  1854. 
82t>.  J.  Tripp;  living  in  New  York  city,  1880. 

821.  Buunie. 

822.  J.  Ennals. 

John   M.    Beckwith,  812,   born   in   Dorchester  Co., 
Md.,  1801  ;  died  there  in  1885;  married  Miss  Kirby. 
82o.  Thomas. 


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103 


824.  Sarali ;  dit'd  unmarried. 

825.  Nehcmiah  ;  born  Dorchester  Co.,  Md.,  mar- 

ried an<l  had  several  ehiklren. 
Thomas  Heokwitli.  823,  born  in  Dorehester  Co.,  Md. ; 
married  Miss  Wheeler. 

82(>.  Jennie  ;  married    (t.   Sloeuni  ;    living  Dor- 
chester Co..  Md..  in    1889. 
Charles  Beekwith,  770,  mentionetl  in  will   of  Mary 
lieokwith  ;  he  was  living  in  17r»6. 

827.  Lemuel. 

Lemuel  Heckwitli,  827,  born  at  Cornersville,  Md., 
about  174r>;  dieil  there. 

828.  William. 

William  Beck  with.  828,  born  at  Ct»rnersville  Md., 
about  17(57,  and  die«l  there  ;  married  Jane  Childerson, 
in  1808. 

Siil).   Marv  E. ;  born  in  1808. 

8JU).  Sarah  Jan«'. 

S.'U.  Susan. 

832.  William  W. 

833.  George  W. 

834.  James. 

835.  Margarette  ;  born  at  Cornersville,  Mil,  Jan- 

uary 28th.  1813;  married  John  Hubbard, 
December  4th,  1834;  living  in  Dorchester 
Co.,  Md.,  in  188;>  ;  they  had  children: 
Susan;  William;  Mary,  boin  Septend)er 
22d,  1840;  married  Wherette.  December 
18th,  185l>;  living  Dorchester  Co.,  Md., 
1889;  Francis,  and  Margarette. 


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104 


The  Bevhoiths. 


William  W.  Beckwith,  832,  born  in  Dorchester  Co., 
Md.,  April  22d,  1820  ;  married  his  cousin  Miss  Tra- 
vers,  in  June,  1846,  and  moved  to  Hannibal,  Mo.;  was 
living  at  Pony,  Montana  Territory,  in  1889. 

83G.  Thomas  James;  born  Febiuary  2d,  1853; 
living  in  1889,  at  Pony,  M.  T. 

837.  Arthur   John;  born  October   26th,   1861; 

living  in  1 880,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

838.  William  H. ;  born  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Md., 

March  4th,  1857  ;  ranchman  ;  Pony,  M.  T., 
in  1889. 

839.  Kate  ;  born  September  10th,  1855  ;  married 

October   4th,    1882,    W.   C.   McGastle  of 
Pony,  M.  T.  ;  living  there  in  1889. 

840.  Mary  M. ;  born  Dorchester  Co.,  Md.,  May 
30tli,  1850;  married  M.  W.  Medor,  De- 
cember 16th,  1877  ;  and  in  1889  was  living 
at  Pony. 

Titus  Beckwitli,  573,  farmer  of  Lyme,  Conn. ;  mar- 
ried Lizzie  IIo^vard  of  Lyme ;  he  died  at  Chelsea,  N. 
Y.,  in  1802. 

841.  Wheeler. 

842.  Daniel. 

843.  Ilufus. 

llufus  Beckwith,  843,  l)orn  at  Chelsea,  N.  XL,  in 
1764 ;  soldier  in  the  Contuiental  Army  in  1786,  for  nine 
months'  service  ;  he  was  living  in  1861  ;  married  Thank- 
ful Sadie;  she  was  born  May  12tli,  1765. 

844.  Martha;  born  January  12th,  1790  ;  married 

Saulsbury;  she  was  living  in  1886;  children: 


2Vie  BcckwHliH. 


105 


Reuben,  Alex.,  Henry,  Roderick,  Charles, 
Eliz.,  Riissel,  John,  Hannah,  Miriame. 

845.  Samnaie ;  born  1791. 

840.  Josiah  ;  horn  17'<IC;  unlisted  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary Army  in  1814;  participated  in  the 
battles  of  Plattsburg  and  Burlington,  and 
was  wounded  at  Plattsburg ;  married  Mar- 
tha Plaistiel  in  1817. 

847.  Edward  AV. ;  born  1798. 

848.  Rufus,  Jr.  ;  born  1800. 

Ruel  Beckwith,  074,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  August  8th, 
1742;  by  trade  a  mason  ;  died  December  11th,  1790; 
married  Sarah  Wood,  December  9th,  1773. 

849.  Francis. 
849a.  Titus. 

850.  Ruel;  born  September  12th,  1778. 

851.  Nathan;  born  January  30th,  1781. 

852.  Betsy;  born  April  9th,  1790;  died  De- 
cember 3d,  1790. 

853.  Sarah  ;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  August  8th, 

1787. 
853a.  Richard  ;  born  April  15th,  1780. 
Titus  Beckwith,  84ya,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  Novem- 
ber 2d,  1770;  farmer;  died  July  21st,  IS5-1  ;  married 
Lucy   Chappel   of  Montville,  February    11th,   1798; 
died  March   13th,  1870. 

854.  Ruel. 

855.  William. 

850.  Betsy;  born  March  12th,  1802;  died  Oc- 
tober 25th,  1848. 
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106 


The  Becliwiths. 


857.  Daniel;  born  March  8l8t,  1805;  died  De- 

cember 31st,  1885. 

858.  Rebecca  G.  ;  born  Lyme,  June  Ist,  1811  ; 

married  J.  M.  Smitli  of  East  Lyme,  No- 
vember   2t)tli,    1844;  one    child    Lonisa; 
they  were  living  at  East  Lyme  in  1889. 
858a.  Titus;  born  December    11th,  1806;  died 
January  18th,  1864. 

859.  Sarah  A.;  born  June  10th,  1813;  died 
March  4th,  1886;  married  K.  L.  Chadwick 
of  South  Lyme,  November  3d,  1840;  one 
child,  Sarah  Ann. 

859a.  Lucy;    born   August   26th,    1808;    died 

February  16th,  1817. 

859b.  Mercy;  born  November  5th,  1816;  died 

September  13th,  1825. 

Ruel  Beckwith,  854,  born   Lyme,   December   13th, 

1800;  farmer;  died  March  10th,  1870;  married  Julia 

A.    Chappel,  daughter  of  William  Chappel   of  East 

Lyme,  October  15tl],  1822;  died  February  22d,  1883. 

860.  Lucy;  born  February  8th,  1827;  married 

J.  R.  Spencer,  October  16th,  1827,  of 
East  Lyme  ;  children  :  Jennie,  Emma  and 
May  Ella  ;  they  were  all  living  at  Nor- 
wich, Conn.,  in  1889. 

861.  Francis  F. ;  born  June  4th,  1829. 

862.  Marcus  N. ;  born  1836  ;  died  1881. 

863.  William  C. ;   born   May  2l8t,   1840;  died 

July  28th,  1876  ;  married  Sophia  Hollen- 
beck,  at  Athens,  N.  Y. ;  left  no  children. 


The  Beckwlths. 


107 


William  Beckwith,  855,  born  Lyme,  November  26tli, 
1803;  raairied  Curoliiia  Champion,  1831. 

864.  William  W.;  born  1832;  died  1872. 
8(?5.  Hiram ;  born  July  29th,  1834. 

866.  Niles  C. ;  born  April  27th,  1838. 

867.  Esther  A.;  born  May  lltli,  1840;  married 

J.  Dimont,  October  23d,  1872. 

868.  Kev.  Osborn  Thaddeus ;  b(»ni  Lyme,  Oc- 
tober 18th,  1843;  prof.  Trinity  College, 
Hartford,  1886. 

Nathan  Beckwith,  851,  born  Lyme,  September  12th, 
1778;  removed  to  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  and  died  there; 
married  Dalinda  Ai)pleton  ;  she  died  at  Oswego,  N.  Y. 

8()t>.  Edgar. 

861)a.  Appleton. 

870.  Betsy. 

871.  Dalinda. 

872.  Emily. 

873.  Thirsa. 

874.  Nathan  R. 

Nathan  II.  Beckwith,  874,  born  in  the  State  of  N. 
Y.,  1800;  married  twice;  his  tirst  wife  was  Pheltey, 
who  was  born  at  Ontario,  N.  Y.,  180(>. 

875.  Appleton. 

876.  Augustus. 

877.  Addison. 
b78.  Carolina. 

879.  Francis  Jefferson. 
Francis  J.  Beckwith,  879,  born  at  Ontario,  N.  Y.,  in 
1834  ;  fai-mer;  married  Sarah  Greenmeyer,  at  Steuben, 


108 


The  BccTxinthn. 


Ind.  ;  born  Ohio,  1841  ;  he  was  living,  in  IhcSi),  at  Sat- 
icoy,  Cal. 

880.  Can.linoM. ;  born    September    20th,  18rtl. 

881.  Ciiarles  F.  ;  born  Jannary  12th,  18<>3. 
8si>.  Delbert  F.  ;  born  January  L>lst,  1S(>J». 
88;{.  Knuna  G. ;  born  October  22(1,  187;"). 

Amos  Beckwitli,  ',ui\,  horn  April  17th,  1  7.'^0 ;  (lie<l 
December  (>th,  1822  ;  removed  to  Marlow.  N.  H.,  1787, 
and  afterward  to  Sutton,  Vt. ;  Baptist  minister;  s()]dier 

Continental  Army,  Parsons  Reg.  Conn.  Line;  married 
Susan  Truman  ;  born  New  London,  August  4th,  17<50; 
died  at  Sutton,  Vt„  Sej)tember  18th,  18;{<>. 

884.  A})igail ;  born  June  8th,   1781;  died   Au- 
gust 22d,  17i>H. 

885.  Daniel;  born  October  loth,  178;i ;  married 

1809, Sylvia  Newall  of  Burke,  Vt, ;  she  was 
born  January  27tli,  17U0;  died  November 
nth,  18H7. 
88().  Truman. 

887.  Rebecca;  born  March  17th,  178H;  married 

Rufus  Newall,  in  1805;  died  March  18th, 
1812  ;  they  lived  at  Jay,  Essex  Co.,  N.  V. ; 
he  married  secondly,  Betsy,  daughter  of 
Iia  Beck  with,  and  died  February,  1859. 

888.  Jolin. 

889.  Elizabeth;  born  March  21st,  1789;  married 

Trunuin  Newall,  of  Sutton,  May  24t]i, 
1824;  died  January  24th,  1848. 

890.  Sylvania;     born     December    2Gtli,     1795; 

married    1825,  Arad   Ball  of  Newark,  Vt. 


TliV   Bi'ckurillis. 


1(15) 


Truman  Bockwitli,  SS»),  born  Octolter  l.'itli,  17MI; 
iiuirrieil  1st,  August  r)tli,  ISI 4  ;  Alice,  daui^liter of  Isaac 
Blown,  born  Januaiy  lM,  171M) ;  died  AuirU'^t  r.»tli, 
is;{7;  married  iM,  Novendur  <*.tli,  is.'iS.  Mrs.  Abbey 
M.  C()(»ko,  daugliter  of  (Jeorge  Hall,  of  Nt'Wport,  born 
Oetober  14th,  1N(»8;  died  May  L'd,  bsTM  ;  nieivliaiit of 
Providence,   R.    I.  ;  by  last  marriage  no  issue. 

>S1>1.  Susan;    born   June    KUh,    ISI.") ;    married 

January    Utli.    18."»S;  died    February   r)tli, 

IS51  ;  married  Arthur  8.  Train  of  Fram- 

inghani,  Mass.  ;   H.iptist  minister. 

892.  Amey  Brown  ;  born  April,  1817  ;  died  June 

2;Ul.  182r). 
81>3.   IlenryTruman  ;  Ixu'n  Deeeinber  22d,  1818; 

living  Providence,  R.  I.,  in  1S8".». 
8«.>4.  Al)l)ey   (Jreen  ;    luu-ii   October   4tli,    182(1; 

living  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  in  1880. 
SDo.  Amos  Newall. 

89<».  Isaac  Brown  ;  born  182r);  died  l>s25. 
Amos  Newall  Beckwith,  81>o,  born  December  4th, 
1822:  cotton  manufacturer;  married  November  ir)th, 
1848,  Clara  C.  Lippitt.  daughter  of  W.irien  Lippitt, 
of  Providence,  born  May  r)th,  182>;  died  tTiiiie  ir)th, 
1871>. 

897.  Daniel;  ])orn  September  b'Uh,  1849;  Brown 

Uui.,  1<S7<>;  librarian  of    Prov.   Atlieiieum 
since  1879;  living  Prov.  in  1889. 

898.  Alice  D. ;  born  June  l.'ith,  18o2  ;  died  Sep- 

tem])er  IStli,  18.S4  ;  married  Earnest  L.  0[)- 
penheim  of  New  York,  late  U.  S.   consul. 


11<» 


The  lieekwiths. 


S91>.    llolxTt  Lippitt. 

UOO.  Truman. 

'.M»l.  llfU'ii    StiiHi-t ;  liorn  June   8tli,  died   Sep- 

teiii)»er  Utli,  18GI. 
D(»2.    NVaireii    Lippitt ;    born    Septein})er    12tb, 
isr)7  ;  livinu:  '"  (•iMe.'ii,^)  in  18S9. 
Rol>ert  Lijipitt    Bei-kwith,  81>!>,  born   October  14tl», 
isO')  ;  niaiiuf.icturcr  of  laocs  and  yarns,  ut  Scituate,  U. 
I.,  in  |N8'.>;  inarrie<l  C'arrie,  Fel)iiiary  2il,  1887,  slaugh- 
ter of  Henry  L.  Joslin  of  IVov.,  R.  1. 

l)u;i.   Amos;  l)orn  August,  22(1,  1880. 
«.MM.   Henry  Truman  ;  born  Marcli  2<'.tli,  1N82. 
1M»5.   William;  born  June  (Uli,  1884. 
90<j.   Alice  Brown;  born  November  «tii,  1885. 
9(»7.   Daniel  ;  born  December  25tli,  1888. 
Truman    Heckwitli,  1>00,  born  August  24th,   1859  ; 
cotton  manufacturer  at  Prov.,  1889;  married  Harriet 
C,  daughter  of  Henry  L.  Parsons  of  Prov.,  February 
2d,  1S87  ;  born  Septem1)er  18th,  18G(>. 

t»OS.  Truman;  born  October  1 0th,  1887. 
John  Beckwitli,  888,  born  October  12th,  178t>;  died 
M.ty  loth,  1S74;  lawyer  at  Sutton,  Vt. ;  married  Ma- 
tilda Shaw,  daughter  of  Jacob  Shaw   of  Sutton;  born 
April  12th,  1797  ;  died  March  7th,  1882. 

9<>9.  Ladeska  ;  born  August  7th,  1821 ;  living 
at  Sutton,  Vt. ;  married  Rufus  D.  AVilson 
of  Sutton;  he  died  1884. 

910.  Cory  don. 

911.  Amos  Beckwith  ;  born  at  Sutton,  Vt.,  Oc- 
tober  4th,    1825 ;    graduate  West    Point 


The  Bei'kio'ithx. 


Ill 


Military  Academy,  in  1850;  served  in  the 
SeiiiinoU'  war;  during  the  Civil  war  as 
chief  coniniissary  at  Washington  ;  chief 
connnissariat  of  the  military  division  of 
the  Mississippi ;  on  staff  of  (Jeneral  Sher- 
man  in  Atlanta  campaign  ;  after  the  war 
was  chief  Com,  Department  of  the  Gulf ; 
lirev.  brig.-genl.,  C  S.  A.,  March  l.'Uh, 
lS(3.'i;  It.-col.  «»n  general's  staff,  June  2;^d, 
1874;  conuuissary -general,  and  stationed 
in  St.  Louis,  ]\Io.,  in  1.S89  (see  lioll  of 
Honor). 

urj.  Laura  Enos ;  born  October  loth,  1827; 
married  David  Joy  of  Cand>ridge,  Mass., 
July  5th,  lH4:i;  living  there  in  188'.). 

91. 'i.   Daniel  Newall. 

914.  Trunuiu. 

915.  John;    born  June  15th,  18.'{5;    unmarried 

and  living  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in   ls89;  in 
the  government  service. 
910.  Henry  Nehemiah  ;  born  1888;  died  18<i;?. 

917.  Kate  Susan;  born  October  iDth,  184.*). 

918.  Sarah  Elizabeth;  Ix.rn  Aj.rll  20,  1840; 
living  in  Sutton,  Vt.,  in  188i». 

Hon.  Corydtm  Heckwith,  910,  born  C'aledonia  Co., 
Vt.,  July  24,  1823;  removed  to  C'hicago,  185 ;i ;  judge 
Illinois  State  Supreme  Court,  ls»');{;  general  solicitor 
C,  A.  &  S.  L.  R.  Co.,  in  I8<i4;  lawyer,  Chicago,  111., 
in  1889;  past  superior  judge  of  Illinois  (Court);  mar- 
ried  Mary  Ann  Smith  of  St.   Albans,  Vt.,  in  1849; 


112 


Till'  li>  ''kwitfifi. 


lie  (lied  at    Iligiilamls,    111.,  his  ('(Uiiitry  went,   August 
iStb,  1800. 

\^\\K  Mary  Ann;  inamcd  Cuttt-r;  living  in  Cin- 
cinati,  Ohio,  in  1<SS«>. 

OL'O.  Henry  W. :  U.  S.  consul  at  B.'rniinla  in  18S0. 

9l>1.  John  William;   Vale  TnivtMsity  in  188!». 
Daniel  Newall  Heekwith,  !>!;{,  l.orn  .hnn-  loth.  18;U); 
nien.'hant  and   postmaster  at   riudlow.  Mass.,  in  188S>; 
married  Mandville  Coll>y  of  Burks,  \{. 

i»L>2.  Mary  Ellen;  b(.rn  <>et(»l»er  17th,  18»'»1. 

92;{.  Henry. 

924.  Aliee. 

Truman  He<'k\vith,  911,  hoin  Deeemlier -JlM,  18;{2; 
formerly  surveyor-ir,MUM'al  of  Iowa;  livini;  at  Co- 
mancha,  Iowa,  in  188'.»;  married  1st,  SaliiidaC.  Angier; 
died  July  2d,  1  SOb ;  married  2d,  Violla  A.  Finney  of 
Comaneha,  Iowa. 

925.  Laura    May;    born   Deeembei-  29th,   18(11; 

married    John    Tong ;    living   at  Pleasant 
Home,  Neb.,  in  1889. 
92().  Henry  Truman;  born  January  4th,  18()4; 

living  at  Vail,  Iowa,  iinnuirried. 
927.  Fannie  Augusta;  born  May  24th,  1872. 
92S.  Chai-les  Finney ;  born  August  2r)th,  1876. 
Ira  Beekwith,  r)7<»,  born  17<)(l;  settled  in  Aekworth 
in  1801;  died    January   7tli,   182t>  ;    farmer;   married 
Hannah  Wheloek,  1789,  of  Marlow ;  born  17<)1  ;  died 
May  22d,  1 850. 

929.  Jared. 

930.  Rebecca. 


The  Jiickirilh/i. 


IK! 


OMl.  Stophon. 
}>3i>.  Philiiuli. 
\y.\\.  H.'tsy. 

!>ar).   IN.lIy;  Imu'ii  .Imir  P.Mli.  1  TW;') :  (H«m1  at  I<.nn, 
Midi.,  ill    1^85;  nuinied  and   Imd   follow- 
iiiL,'  cliiklren:   Chlo«',   Mary,  Lucy,   Betsy, 
EloiH',  Royal,  Ilt'iiry. 
\yM.  Amiif. 
{♦•S7.   Daniel. 
9;58.  Eunic. 
93!>.   Abii^'ail. 
Anion  Ht'ckwith,  577,  born   170l';  renioveil  to  Mar- 
low,  N.  II.;  married  Sarah  Brown   of  Alstead,  N.  II., 
l>orn  17«').'i;  died  June  'Jstli,  ls.'i7. 
5>40.  Amos. 
941.  Willard. 
!>42.  lllioda. 
94a.  CharleM. 
Charles    Beekwith,  'H\  horn   Marlow,  N.   H.;    re- 
moved to  Fitfhburg,  N.  H. ;  married  Mindwell  Alex- 
ander. 

944.  Alvah  A. 

945.  Sarah  L. 
94rt.  Charles  L. 

Alvah  A.  Beekwith,  •.>44,  horn  Fitchhurg,  N.  H., 
July  4th,  If^lo;  died  November  17th,  18H8;  married 
1st,  Lucy  Fairbanks,  May  IHth,  1841;  married  2d, 
Sarah  Goodi-ieli,  May  29th,  IS.");"). 

947.  Francis  A. ;  born  Fitchhurg,  January  4th, 
I8n8;  living  there  in  1889. 
16 


114 


TIlC    linkoutllH. 


t>47a.  Clunk's;  born  N<»v<'ml>er  .'JOlli,  |.S;j(i;  died 

January  25tli,  is.")-!,  unmarried. 
}>47b.   Kllen  ;  Ixvrii  September  27tli,  l.stl;  died 

July,  1851,  unmarried. 
!M7e.  Maria;    born   January   'Jotli,    184.'»;    died 

N(»vend»er  5tli,  l.sr)S,  unmarried. 
{>47d.  Sarali ;  born  April  16th,  lsr)7;  died  Sep- 
tember 22d,  1857,  umnarried. 
James   Reckwitli,  ;")(')♦),  born   Lyme,  Ct,  April    1st, 
1725;  died   at   l?ristol,   Conn.,   October    12tli,    17«i4  ; 
married  Luey  Griswold,  April  10th,  1755,  boiii  liyme, 
Sei)tember  2sth,  172'.}. 

J>48.  Thomas;  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1755  ;  removed 
to  K.    I.  ;  to  Exeter,   Otsego  Co.,   N.   Y.  ; 
married  Azubah  Pinckney  in  1780. 
1>4U.  James. 

950.  Zaehariah. 

Zachariah  Heckwith,  1*50,  born  at  Bristol,  Conn., 
February  14th,  1701  ;  died  there  May  21st,  1811; 
married  Eunice  (laylord,  born  October  18th,  17()4; 
died  at  Bristol,  184(3. 

951.  Anna. 

952.  Lucy;  married  James  McKinney;  childn'ii, 
Alice,  married  Ira  Fish,  Peny,  Frank, 
Fred,  Eva,  Earnest. 

95J?.  Philander. 

954.  Eunice ;   married   Rev.    E.    A.    Atkins  of 

Bristol. 

955.  Samuel  G. ;  moved  to  Girard,  Ala. 
95().  Sidney. 


Tlw   liti'kxolthH. 


iir> 


!i57.  P.ina. 

i>58.  Zuchariali. 

i>5!>.  .lames. 

'.MW),  Ansuii. 

Dana  licckuitli,  *.>57,  Imu'm  Bristol,  Conn.,  Ajtril  18th, 
17'.».'{;  (lii'd  tiu'iv  July  .'Ust,  18Sl>;  nmrricd  Esther 
IJitfliic,  October  lid,  1817.  born  at  liristol,  F'ebruary 
l.'ith,  17'.»s  ;  (lied  July  4th.  1888. 

!M)1.   Mary  ('. ;  born  is-JO;  die(«  lS4r). 

'.M)2.  (ieort^'e;  born  18-JG;  died  182(5. 

UB.'i.  JiUoy ;    born    June    'J.'Jd,    1827;    living   at 

Bristol  iu  188t>. 
t>64.  Henry. 

Henry  Beekwitii,  !Ki4,  born  July  28th,  1821  ;  died 
November  28th,  1887;  married  Charlotte  M.  Skiuner, 
July  14th,  18r»l. 

O*).'),  Julia  E. ;  born  July  28th,  1872. 
tM'tG.  Mary  C. ;  born  June  27th,  l.sr)G;  married 
Louis  B.  Brewster,  October  'Jtli,  1878;  liv- 
ing at  Bristol  in  18.si». 
Zaehariah  lieckwith,  '.'DS,  born   Bristol,  Conn.,  Oc- 
tober •J2d,  17i>r>,  resided  in  Monckton,  Vt.,  until  August, 
1.S22,  when  he  moved   to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  and   died 
there  March  ir)th,  I8H2;  married  Julia  Smith,  Novem- 
))er  2(3th,    1.S18,  born  Monckton,  Vt.,  November  25th, 
17l»!t ;  died  September  22d,  188(;. 

1M;7.  Julius  A.;  born  February  10th,  1821; 
lawyer;  died  December  .'id,  1857 ;  married 
Abb(»y  Wainwright,  June  2(Uh,  1847,  boru 


UG 


The  Beckwit/is 


1824;  she  was  liviug  in  Middlebury,  Vt., 
in  1880. 
9()8.  Julia  A.;  born  February  9tli,  1825;  mar- 
rif^d  W.  S.  Goodrich,  November  1 8th,  1874; 
living  at  Middlebury,  Vt.,  in  1889. 

969.  Buel  Smith. 

Buel  Smith  Beckwith,  909,  boi-n  Middlebury,  Vt., 
September  24th,  1834;  merchant  there  in  1889;  mar- 
ried Emma  Wainwriglit,  January  16th,  1867;  born 
Boston,  March  24th,  1843. 

970.  Robert ;  born  Middlebury,  1879;  died  1879. 

971.  William;  born  April  28th,  1S81. 

James  Beckwith,  959,  born  November  9th,  1797;  re- 
moved to  Smithville,  Tenn.,  in  1820;  farmer;  died 
1859;  married  Rachel  B.  Roulston,  March  3d,  1822; 
born  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  October  15th,  1804. 

972.  Zachariah;  born  Smithsville;  died  unmarried. 

973.  Dana;  born  1832. 

974.  Sidney;  born  1830. 

975.  Olivia;  born  1838;  died  1860;  uumariied, 

976.  llarriette;  born  Carthage,  Tenn.;  married 
G.  II.  Kill. 

977.  George. 

978.  James. 

979.  Samuel  Grant;  born  1834;  served  in  the 

War  of  the  Rebellion  in   the  54th  Reg. 
Tenn.  Inf.  C.  S.  A.,  1861-4. 

980.  Anson  Gaylord ;  born   1836;  sergeant  23d 

Reg.   Tenn.   Inf.,  C.   S.  A.,   1861;  killed 
at  battle  of  Chattanooga. 


The   Birkmiths. 


117 


081.  William  Devereaux. 

982.  Irenus. 

George  BeekwitL,  977,  bom  Carthage,  Tenn.,  Feb- 
ruary 11  tli,  1824;  farmer;  at  Lebanon, Tenn.,  in  l>s89  ; 
married  Fannie  M.  Winson,  May  l8tli,  1835;  born 
Vieksburg,  Miss. 

983.  Carrie  ;  died  youni'. 

984.  James ;  died  young. 

985.  Harriet ;  died  vouus?. 

986.  Andrew  ;  died  young. 

987.  Hugh ;  died  young. 

988.  Rachel;  born  July  29th,  1874. 

James  Beckwith,  978,  born  December  6th,  1825  ; 
farmer;  Smithville,  Tenn.,  in  1889;  married  Matilda 
Wlialey,  March  25tli,  1S49;  born  Liberty,  Tenn.,  Oc- 
tober 18th,  1832. 

989.  James  E. ;  l)orn  March  16th,  1851;  married 

Cornelia    Martin,    December    23d,    1886; 
living  at  Smithville  in  1889. 

990.  Lemuel   M. ;  born  February    10th,    1858; 

farmer;  Smithvilh',  Tenn.,  in    1889;  mar- 
ried Sarah   H.    Keith,  October  10th,  1888. 

991.  AVillianiG. ;  \)ovn  Decendm- 8th,  1854. 

992.  Sidney  H.  ;  Ix.rn  May  21st,  »S64. 

993.  Thomas  D. ;  born  May  18th.  1866. 

994.  Charles  E.  ;  born  June  26th,  1878. 
William  Devereaux  Beckwith,  981,  born  White  Co., 

Teuu.,  May  30th,  1840;  farmer;  at  Smithville,  Tenn., 
in  1889;    married    twice;    his    first    wife,    Elleu    B. 


lis 


The.  BecTcwiths. 


Rogers,  September  6tb,  1870,  born  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Tenn.,  Sei)teniber  IStli,  1855. 

995.  Jonatlian  R. ;  died  young. 

996.  Mary  1.  ;  died  young. 

William  Devereaux  Beckwith,  981,  his  second  wife, 
Laura  Williams,  married  November  li.'kl,  1884,  boru 
February  2Stli,  1854. 

997.  Berta;  born  August  21st,  1885. 

998.  Mary  R. ;  born  June  29tb,  1886. 

999.  Thomas  Fite;  born  December   16th,  1S89. 
Irenus  Beckwith,  982,  born    Felu'uary  19th,   1848; 

in  1889,  living  in  Alexandria,  Tenn. ;  farmer;  his  first 
wife,  Bettie  Brandon,  married  June  I2th,  1871,  boru 
Octo])er  25th,  1 848. 

1000.  James  W. ;  born  Octolx-r  20th,  1871  ;  clerk 

bank,  of  Alexandria,  Tenn.,  in  1889. 
Irenus  Beckwith,  982.  second  wife,  Sai'ah  A.  Barry, 
married  A})ril   15th,   IS 79,  born  Wilson   Co.,  Tenn., 
October  27th,  1859. 

1001.  Henry  W. ;  born  April  I7t1i,  1881. 

1002.  Mattie  B. ;  born  March  1st,  1885. 
1008.  Fi-ank  B.;  b.)rn  September  20th,  1882. 

1004.  Ellen;  born  July  19th,  1889. 

1 005.  Benjamin  McM.;  born  November  1 5th,  1 886. 
Samuel    Beck^vltll,   578,   l»orn   Norwich,  Conn.  ;  re- 
moved to  Ct>rnwallis,  N.  S.,  and  settled  at  Halifax,  N. 
S. ;  married  Rebecca  Cha[)man  of  Lyme,  Conn. 

1006.  Marvin  H. 

Marvin  IL  Beckwith,  1006,  l»orn  at  Halifax,  N.  S., 
and  died  there  ;  married  Eunice  Pinneo. 


The  Beckwithis. 


119 


h,  1889. 

1,   18-4:3; 

his  first 

n,  bom 

1  ;  clerk 

^9. 

I.  Barry, 

.,  Teiui., 

U»07.  George  C\ 

1008.  Rev.  William  ;  living  in  N.  S.  in  1889. 
(ieorge  C.  Beckwitli,  1007,   boi-n   Halifax,  N.    S.  ; 

ranchman  in  Colorado  in  1889 ;  married  Tamison 
Ih'ath,  bora  Boston,  Mass.  :  grand-dangliter  of  Richard 
Heath,  general  in  the  Revolutionary  Army. 

1009.  Rev.  Loring  E. 

1010.  Elton   F.  ;  ranchman    Ula,  Colo.,  in   1889; 
married  Elsie,  and   had  daughter  Vellma. 

1(»11.  Edwin  F.  ;  living  at  Ulu,  Colo.,  in  1889. 

1012.   Wllma;  married  S.  A.  Ford. 

101.'5.  Edella;  married  S.  F.  Edgar;  living  at 
Woodbridge,  N.  J.,  in  1889. 
Rev.  Loring  E.  Beckwith,  1009,  born  Maine,  Febru- 
ary I'Jth,  184o  ;  living  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  1889  ; 
married  Alice  Houghton,  April  28th,  1871,  born  Bos- 
ton, Mass. ;  he  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1864  ; 
Harvard  Divinity  School  in  1870;  settled  as  a  Unita- 
rian minister,  at  Denver,  Colo.,  Augusta,  Me.,  Milford, 
N.  H. ;  for  several  years  has  devoted  himself  to  lectur- 
ing on  Eno;lish  literature. 

1014.  Theodora  M. ;  born  Cambridge,  April  18th, 

1880. 
]\larvin  Beckwith,  579,  born  Conn.,  resided  at  South- 
ington ;    moved   to  Cairo,  Green  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  died  at 
Southington,  N.  Y. 

1015.  Alva. 

1016.  Clark. 

1017.  James. 

1018.  Ira. 


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120 


The  Bcckwitlts. 


1019.  Lorin. 

1020.  Diaiina. 

1021.  Sarah. 

1022.  Sophia. 

1023.  Harriet. 

1024.  Andre  ;  born  18();3 ;  living  at  Chester,  Ohio, 

in  1880. 
Alva  Beckwith,  1015,  born  Caii-o,  N.  Y.,  May  29th, 
1787;  died  October  Slst,  IS.'U") ;  married  Maud  Brush, 
October  21st,  1819,  born  N.  Y.,  July  10th,  1800;  he 
settled  at  Clarence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  then  moved  to  Mon- 
roe, Mich.,  where  he  bought  out  a  tavern  or  stage  house, 
which  he  carried  on  to  his  death,  in  1885;  his  widow 
and  children  removed  to  Willoughby,  Ohio,  where  she 
was  still  residing  in  1889. 

1025.  Dianna ;  born  Clarence,  Mich.,  1820;  mar- 

ried and  residing  in  Willoughby,  1 889 ;  her 
children:  Alva  C.  Nutter;  born  1844; 
Libbie  ;  born  1840 ;  married  Astog;  Ernest 
L, ;  born  1853 ;  living  in  Willoughby, 
1889. 

1026.  Anna;  born  Monroe,  Mich.,  1834;  married 

James. 

1027.  Elvina;  born  1827;  married;  died   1857; 

left  one  child,  Mrs.  Orville  Dean,  living 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1889. 

1028.  James. 

1029.  Marvin  E. 

Marvin  E.   Beckwith,  1029,  born  Clarence,  N.  Y., 
November  4th,   1823;    photographer    at    Cleveland, 


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121 


Ohio;  died  there  Decenil)er   l.'Uli,   18S7  ;  maiTi«'d   M. 

McLeod ;  born  Prescott,  Canada,  January  Htli,  1819; 

daugliter  of  General  MoLeod,  the  Canadian  patriot. 

1030.  Hattie;  born   Oliio  in    1<S47  ;    married    H. 

Roosa  of  Cleveland;  livinsx  there  in  1889; 


diild 


ren 


Iran 


k   E 


)orn 


18 


i .) 


died 


1875;  Effie  R;   born    1877;   Bessie  M. ; 
born  1880;  died  1882. 

1031.  Alvira;  married  Ardville. 

1032.  Alva  Donald 

Alva  Donald  Beekwitli,  1032,  born  Willoughby,  Ohio, 
Septeml)er  26th,  1849  ;  photogi'apher  at  Cleveland, 
Oliio,  in  1889;  married  Jennie  A.  Mark,  in  March, 
1875;  born  Cleveland,  November  5th,  1853. 

1033.  Mark  E. ;  born  Cleveland,  June  4th,  1877. 

1034.  Henry  II.;  born  April  5th,  1884. 
Ilandly    Beckwith,    580,    born    in    Conn.  ;  died    at 

Cornwallis,  N.   S. ;    married    Catherine    Newcomb,  in 
1782,  born  and  died  in  Coniwallis, 

1035.  John. 
103(i.  Joseph. 

1037.  James  E. 

1038.  Lavinia. 

1039.  Mary. 

1040.  Ilandly. 

1041.  Daniel. 

1042.  Holmes. 

1043.  Mayhew. 

Mayhew  Beckwitli,  1043,  born  Cornwallis,  N.  8.,  in 
1798;  died  1871  ;  married  Eunice  Rand,  March  21st, 
16 


122 


The  Bcckwiths. 


1820,  l)oni  N.  S.   1808 ;  lie  was  a  member  of  tlie  Pro- 
vincial Parliament  for  twenty  years,  from  Hicks  Co. 

1044.  Ellen;  married  J.   E.  Masters,  St.  Johns, 

N.  B. 

1045.  Crassie ;  mari-ied  H.  Handle;    living  Law- 

renceton,  N.  S.,  in  188i), 

1046.  Mary;  married  V.   Landy  ;  living    Digby, 
N.  S.,  1889. 

104 r.  Adelia;  married   Dr.   Sheffield;  living  St. 
Johns,  N.  B.,  1889. 

1048.  Leliali ;  married   Wentworth  of   Sheilield, 

N.  S. 

1049.  Edward  M. 

1050.  Burpee,  M.  D.  Imperial  Staff  of  the  Court 

at  Jamaica,  W.  I.,  in   1889;  married  and 
has  children. 

1051.  Robert  Nelson. 

1052.  John  Albert. 

Robert  N.  Beckwith,  1051,  born  Cornwallis,  N.  S., 
April  2d,  1834;  married  Annie  Graves,  September 
23d,  1856;  born  AVindsor,  N.  S.,  March  1st,  1832. 

1053.  Horace  L. ;  born  Halifax,  September  22d, 

1857;  lawyer  therein  1889. 

1054.  Mayhew;  l)orn  January  3d,    1860;  living 

North  AVest  Territory  in  1890. 

1055.  Charles  E. 

1056.  Robert  B. ;  born  November  5th,  1862 ;  liv- 

ing at  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1889. 

1057.  Laura  E. ;  born  October  18th,  1875. 


The  Beckwithft. 


123 


1058.  Ernest  S. ;  Ix.ni  July  4tli.  18()7;  living  at 

ILilifux,  N.  S.,  181)0. 

John  A.  Beckwitli,  1052,  born  at  Cornwallis,  N.  S., 

in  IS.'K);  farmer;  living  at  Middleton,  N.  S.,  in  18S0; 

in.'irried   Rebecca    Barnaby,    June    lutb,    185"J,    born 

April  12th,  1823. 

105i\   William  S. ;  born  Marcb  80tli.  1853;  liv- 
ing Victoria,  B.  C,  in  181)0. 

1060.  Author;  born  October  25th,  1854;  living 
Missoula  Co.,  Montana,  in  1890. 

1061.  John   L. ;  born    March    5th,    1856;  living 
.Victoria,  B.  C,  IStiO. 

1062.  Herbert;  born  November  27th,  1861  ;  liv- 

ing Portland,  Oregon,  1888. 
1062.V.  Alfred;  born  August  7th,  IhGl  ;  living  at 
Portland,  Oregon,  1888. 

1063.  Henry  ;  born  April  7th,  18(54,  at  Portland, 

Oregon,  1888. 

1064.  Norman;  born  June  7th,  1860. 
Nehemiah    Beckwith,  582,  born  in  Conn.,  drowned 

at  Frederickston,  N.  S. ;  married  Julia  Le  Brun,  born 
Canada  in  1790. 

1665.  Francis  M. ;  married  Greenswaid. 

1066.  Julie;  married  llartv"  fe.vx  c^  "3t  tu^-Ujou  t-c-fV 

1067.  Sophie;  mariied  J.  8.  Marsh. 

1068.  Charles,  l'^\a^^k.  htv^vt . 

1069.  Amelia.  ' 

1070.  Hon.  John  A. 

Hon.  John  A.  Beckwith,  1070,  born  Frederickston, 


If 


124 


The  Beckwiths. 


N.  S.,  December  ISth  ;  lawyer  uiid  iiieinber  of  Provin- 
cial Parliament ;  married  A.  C.  Jonette. 

1071.  Julia  A.;  married  J.  K.  Hazen. 

1072.  Amelia  C. ;  living  at  St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  in 

1889. 
107;J.  Thomas  A. 
Thomas  A.   Beckwith,  107.'5,  born  N.  B.,   October 
10th,  1825>;  merchant;  married  Charlotte  Whitesides, 
September  L'lst,  1865  ;  living  at  Oronocto,  N.   B,,  in 
I88t>. 

1074.  Adolphus  J. ;  born  August  oth,  18G0. 

1075.  Eliza;  born  September  25th,  1<S()8. 

1076.  Gertrude  M. ;  born  April  4th,  1872. 

1077.  George   Frederick;    born    Februaiy    11th, 

1877. 

1078.  llobert;  born  June  6th,  1877. 
107i>.  Fannie  ;  born  September  25th,  1880. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  584,  born  N.  B. ;  died  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.  ;  married  Adalaide  Le  Brun,  she  was  born  in 
Canada  in  1798  ;  died  at  Albion,  N.  Y.,  December  1st, 
1873. 

1080.  Elizabeth. 
1080a.  Francis  X. 

1081.  Mary  Ann.  ^iU^^  ^  i'H^.t""  ^      j'^^  "  ''^ 
1081a.  George  L.  "^'^^  ^  ^ 

1082.  James  F. . 

Francis  X.  Beckwith,  1080,  born  in  Maine,  March 
29th,  1808;  removed  to  Scottsville,  Canada;  died  Gates, 
N.  Y.,  in  1886  ;  married  Hannah  Goodhue,  born  at 
Wheatland,  N.  Y. ;  when  quite  young  he  moved  to  Hen- 


The  Bechoiths. 


IS0 


rietta,  attended  the  academy,  removed  to  Seottsville  and 
entered  the  furniture  Ijusiness,  was  active  in  the  "  Patriot 
War  of  1887,"  commanding  an  artillery  company  from 
Wheatland,  which  went  to  the  front.  He  was  ap- 
pointed sheriff,  and  was  jailer  for  many  years.  He 
was  buried  at  Oatka  cemetery,  near  Gate,  N.  Y. 

108a,  Adelaide. 

1083a.  l^^rancis  M. 

1084.  Mary  E. ;  married  H.  H.  Miller  of  Seotts- 

ville, N.  Y. ;  living  there  in  188U. 

1085.  Florence  ;   living  at  Rochester,  N.   Y.,  iu 

1889. 
1080.  William  L. 
William  L.  Beckwith,  1080,  born  Seottsville,  N.  Y, 
April  23d,  1835  ;  farmer ;  U.  S.  Vol.  Service  134th  and 
140th  N.  Y.  Inf.  1801-5;  was  wounded  and  taken 
prisoner  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  5th, 
1804,  was  five  months  in  rebel  hospitals  and  jn'isons, 
returned  to  his  regiment,  and  was  present  at  the  last 
campaign  from  Petei'sburg  to  Ajtpomattox  ;  living  at 
Presc'ot,  Iowa,  in  1889;  married  jNIary  Kazebeer,  Oc- 
tober 8th,  1868,  born  Wapello  Co.,  Iowa,  March  29th, 
1845. 

1087.  Anna  H. ;  l)orn  Lucas  Co.,  Ohio,  March 
10th,  1870. 
George  L.  Beckwith,  1081a,  born  N.  B.,  May  23d, 
1800;  removed  to  Vermont  with  his  pai-ents  when 
nine  years  old ;  living  in  Henrietta,  Monroe  Co.,  N.  Y., 
in  1889  ;  mari-ied  Sarah  W^inslow,  August  9th,  1829, 
born  at  Dartmouth,  Mass.,  July  7th,  1805.     He  was  at 


120 


The  nfehwith.9. 


I^ilValo  ;iii<l  wiliicssod  \\w  entry  of  C'oin.  Pt'iry's  fleet 
into  (li.'it  jtort  after  the  battle  of  Jiake  Erie,  and  he  pi- 
loted a  boat  load  «)f  oflicer.s  into  the  harbor.  lu  1815 
he  removed  to  Henrietta,  then  a  i)art  of  Pittsford, 
teachini;  school  in  winter  and  workint;  at  farmini'  in 
summer ;  before  the  opening  of  the  Erie  canal  the  far- 
mers would  send  liim  to  Montreal  to  sell  their  produce, 
returning  on  foot  through  an  almost  unbroken  wilder- 
ness t(»  his  home  in  Henrietta.  In  1S2()  he  purchased 
tifty  acres  of  land,  the  nucleus  of  his  farm,  where  he 
died. 

1088.   Warren. 

1081>.  Samuel;  living  at  Mt.   Pleasant,   Iowa,  in 
18.S1». 

lO'JO.  Adoli>hus;  U.  S.  Vol.  Service,  8th  N.  Y. 
Cav.,  18  (51 -05. 

lOUl.  Everett;  U.  S.  Vol.  Service,  8th  N.  Y. 
Cav.,  18(;i-(;5. 
Warren  Heck\vitli,  1088,  born  in  W.  Henrietta,  N.  Y., 
Jaiuiary  21,  IS.'i.'J  ;  farmer  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  in 
1889;  captain  4th  Iowa  Cavalry,  U.  S.  Vol.  Service, 
18Gl-()5;  mairied  Lou  Porter,  April,  180.3,  born  Tren- 
ton, Iowa,  November  1st,  1841. 

1092.  Everett ;  born  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  Feb- 
ruary 1st,  18(54. 

1093.  Orville  ;  born  February  I7tli,  18()7. 

1094.  Emily  ;  born  August  8th,  1869. 

1095.  Florence  ;  born  April  Kith,  1872. 
1090.  Warren  W. ;  born  August  10th,  1874. 
1097.  George  L.  ;  born  Preston,  Iowa,  in  1888. 


The  Jiecliirithn 


197 


James  V.  Ik'ckwifli,  lOs'J,  born  Vermont,  .Inly  'Jl'<1, 
1M;J  :  .lieilat  AILcrt,  N.  V.,  May  Jilst,  187!i  ;  m.imcd 
S.'irali  liuwson,  DcccmlxT  otii,  liS.'Jd,  Ijoi-m  I'oiiltMcy, 
Vt.,  OetolHT  i;uii,  l-slC. 

lODS.  Charles;  horn  Ilusli,  N.  Y.,  Sei)teml)er  iiOtli, 
l.s.S5«;  (lie.l  at  All.ans,  N.  V.,  in  IS.ss  ;  U. 
S.  Vol.  Serviee,  ISONGo  ;  4tli  N.  Y.  Heavy 
Artillery. 
lOtH).  James. 
James     Beckwitli,    101M.>,    horn    SeottsN  ille,    N.    Y., 
March  1>(1,  IS4I;   V.  S.  Vol.,  l.S(;i-4,  4th  N.  Y.  Heavy 
Artillery;  was  ehiet'  of  the  ool(ti»'<l  hureaii  war  depart- 
ment for  several  years  after  the  war;  married  Kniily 
Martin,  Ani,nist  2d,  1N()«»,  horn  IVmhroke,  N.  Y.,  No- 
vember l-Stli,  1.S44;  livint;  (^nincy,  111.,  in  l.sst>. 

1100.  Frank;  horn   (^iiincy,    111.,  November   8th, 

1  .S()l>. 

1101.  Emma;  born  May  I'Jth,  1S()S. 

Silas  Beekwith,  5*.>2,  boi-n  Lyme,  Ct.,  1746;  nn»ved 
to  Watertown  ;  to  Elmira  ;  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  kept  a  public  house,  but  was  driven  oft'  by  the 
Tories  for  befi'iending  Gov.  Yates;  he  was  an  otlieer 
in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  enlisted  1770,  three  years 
service,  was  aitpointed  captain  by  (Jen.  Yates  in  1777; 
died  at  Vincennes,  Indiana,  October  l.'Uh,  1.S85,  mar- 
ried three  times,  his  first  wife,  Anna  Reeves,  born 
Conn.,  died  Coventry,  N.  Y. 

1102.  Richard. 
1108.  Daniel. 
1104.  Henry. 


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!i 


128 


Till',  lierkiiutlts. 


Ill 


Ivicli.'iid  I?(Mk\\  itli,  1102,  IxM'ii  Wut(Tt<»\vii,  Comi., 
in  177<);  wlicii  a  yoiiii;^'  ruaii  moved  ti»  Newtown,  now 
IClniini,  ('liennnig  Co.,  \.  Y. ;  I'.iiiner  hikI  slinlff  of 
CiuMiiiiigo  Co.,  N.  Y.  ;  (lic<l  jit  KlniiiM,  N.  Y.,  May  stli, 
ISHO;  nmiTird  S.-inih  lIollM'i't,  died  .Inly  II,  IHHC. 

I  lor».   Alhert  Alon/.o. 

IKX;.   Iticlinrd  R. 

1107.   (leorge. 

IIOS.  Sandi  A.  ;  Worn  Jnne,  1S()l>  ;  manied  I)avi<l 
(ii'iswold  ;  slie  died  Jannaiy  2'2d,  isOS. 

HOD.  Dellia;  niarried  (iillxTt  Dean,  and  tlidr 
only  eliild  Dellia  married  Dr.  John  Hails; 
living  in  ISSl)  at  Hreesport,  CluMnnng  Co., 
N.  Y. 

1110.   May  ;  died  1826. 

nil.  ('larissa;  married  E.  Mather;  on(f child  May. 

lll'J.  Nancy  ;  born  March  MOth,  1S0'.»  ;  died  Sep- 
tember lUtli,  1S41;  married  John  Carpen- 
ter in  1830  ;  children  :  Hli/a,  })orn  Jnne 
lt;tli,  1832;  married  Alfred  Strader  in 
18()0;  living  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  in  ISSi); 
Mary,  born  December  9tli,  18IK^  ;  married 
A.  Ostrander  in  185;")  ;  Thomas,  born  May 
16th,  1830;  married  La  V.  Whitcomb  ; 
Nancy,  born  iNIay  28tli,  1841  ;  married 
Alonzo  Whitcomb. 

1113.  Shelden. 

1114.  Elizabeth;  born  at  Elmira. 

1115.  Julia  A. 

1116.  Peter  C. 


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129 


1117.  Tiracthy. 

1117a.  Zina  Amanda  ;   died  uiminrried. 

1117l>.   David;  horn  .liim;  17tli,   1S4G;  died  un- 

iiiari'icd. 
1117c.  Mary  ;  died  niiiiiairied. 
Albert  Alonzo  Beckwitli,  I  lOf),  l)oni  ISOO;  drug- 
gist, N.  Y.  city;  ieiii(»v<'d  to  IJidgclmry,  N.  Y.;  to 
ilorsehoads,  N.  Y. ;  died  at  Elmira.  N.  Y.,  November 
1st,  184.'t;  married  Ilaniiali  (Jriswold  ;  fslie  died  at 
Ilorselieads,  now  Nortli  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  about  1843. 

1118.  (leorge. 

11H>.  Edwin  liuthviu. 

1 1 20.  Townsend. 

1121.  Harriet;  married  AVilliam  S.  Carpenter  of 

I>ig  Flatt8,  N.  Y. ;  tlieir  children  :  Jetterson 
H.,  Charles  E.,  Clara  E,,  married   Samuel 
Minner;  Susan  L.,  married  Willis  Leonard 
IIarri<!t  M. 

1122.  Minerva;  married  Louis  Fiteh,  living  Horse 

heads,  N.  Y. ;  their  children  :  Albert  B. 
married  Linnie  Rockwell ;  Townsend,  Julia 
Ellia  C,  married  Henry  Foy  ;  Koa  C. 
Anna  M. 

1123.  Caroline;    married    Louis    Fitch;     child 
Bertha  C. 

1124.  Julia. 

1125.  Jefferson. 

George  Beckwith,   1118,  living  at  Elmira,  N.  Y., 
in  1889  ;  married  CUiarlotte  Palmer. 
1120.  Franklin  P. 
17 


130 


Th^  Bcckimths. 


1127.  Harriet  L. 

1128.  Stella  I. 

Edwin  Kuthvin  Beckwith,  1119,  born  Soiithport, 
Chemung  Co.,  N.  Y.,  September  15th,  1822  ;  removed 
to  Ridgebury,  Pa.,  1847;  died  August  20th,  1877;  mar- 
ried Julia  P.  Burt,  February  5th,  1858;  born  Ridgebury, 
Pa.,  January  9th,  1832  ;  she  was  living  at  Elmira,  N. 
Y.,  in  1889  ;  when  he  was  eleven  years  old  his  father 
took  him  to  dine  with  the  postmaster  of  Ridgebury, 
Pa.,  Mr.  John  Burt,  as  the  two  elders  were  busy  talk- 
ing, young  Edwin  amused  himself  playing  with  a  two- 
year-old  baby  girl ;  he  declared  he  had  lost  his  heart ; 
at  the  death  of  his  parents  he  was  only  twenty-one ; 
educated  his  In-otheis  and  sisteis  to  fill  responsible 
positions  in  life  ;  he  engaged  in  the  lumbering  busi- 
ness ;  and  moved  to  N.  Y.,  engaging  in  the  wholesale 
drug  business,  and  married  the  little  girl  to  whom  he 
had  lost  his  heart  when  a  boy  ;  sold  out,  and  buying 
a  farm  at  Ridgelniry,  entered  into  fruit  growing  ;  was 
J.  P.  several  years,  and  held  other  offices  of  public 
trust. 

1129.  Hannah   E. ;    born   Ridgebury,   December 

2l8t,    1860;    living   at   Wheatly   Hill   in 
1889. 

1130.  Julia  G. ;  born  Ridgebury,  1863  ;  died  1863. 

1131.  Edwin  B. ;  bom  Ridgebury,  June  8th,  1870; 

druggist;    living   at   Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  in 
1889. 

1132.  James  Webb;  born  Ridgebury,  Pa.,   De- 

cember Ist,  1865  ;  graduate  Philadelphia 


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131 


College  of  Pharmacy,  March,  1888;  phar- 
macist, Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 
Townsend  A.  Beckwith,  11*20,  living  in  Cuthbertson, 
Nebraska,  in  1889  ;  married  Sarah  Pratt, 
lia.'i.  Albert  A. 

1134.  Townsend  C. 

Jefferson  T.  Beckwith,  1125,  married  Helen  Kuther- 
ford ;  he  died  and  his  widow  was  living  in  Rutherford, 
N.  J.,  in  1889. 

1135.  Leroy  W. 

1136.  Helen  W. 

1137.  Clara  A. 

Richard  Ransom  Beckwith,  1106,  born  1800;  died 
December  2d,  1862;  married;  she  was  living  at 
Smeethsport,  N  K^eua  Co.,  Penn.,  in  1888. 

1138.  William. 

1139.  Amanda. 

1140.  Amanda. 

1141.  Abbey;  married  J.  C.  Huston;  living  El- 

mira,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 
114'2,  David  ;    living   at    Mozierville,   Penn.,   in 
1889. 
George  Beckwith,  lluT,  l»orn  1n07  ;  died  May   3d, 
186<S;  married  Polly  Browu. 

1148.  Albert  Aloiizo,  boru  August  20th,   1842; 
liviiiii;  at  Bradford,  Penn..  in  1889. 
Slielden  Beckwith,  1113,  burn  February  28th,  1804  ; 
died  December  29th,  1851 ;  married  Betsy   McHenry, 
December  20th,  1821  ;  born  May  12th,  1801. 

1144.  Ruhamah ;    born   September   15th,    1829; 


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132 


The  Beckwiths. 


died  December  21st,  1885;  married  Wm. 
Green ;  lie  was  living  Redford,  Wayne  Co., 
Mich.,  in  1889;  their  children  were :  Au- 
thor, born  October  2  2d,  1800 ;  Ida,  born 
September  30th,  1862,  married  Elenor 
Lyons;  Dexter,  born  January  7th,  1865  ; 
Clarence,  born  November  lOth,  1866 ; 
Mattie,  born  April  2rth,  1869. 

1145.  Martha;  born  July  29th,   1836;    married 

G.  Roberts,  August  28th,  1865. 

1146.  Clarissa;  born  September  7th,  1841 ;  married 
Edwin  Sacket,  December  28th,  1862;  living 
in  Redford,  Mich.,  in  1888  ;  tLeir  children 
were  :  Wilbur,  born  November  13th,  1863; 
Custer,  born  December  4th,  IS^U;  Fred, 
born  January  10th,  1867;  Lina,  born 
March  21st,  1869;  John,  born  July  2d, 
1870  ;  Bertie,  born  May  30th,  1872 ; 
Josie,  born  November  10th,  1873;  Milton, 
born  May  l7th,  1875;  Ansel,  born  October 
8th,  1876;  Etta,  born  January  15th,  1880  ; 
Archie,  born  October  28th,  1882. 

1147.  James  ;  born  July  24th,  1831  ;  died  April 

4th,  1847. 

1148.  Henry. 

1149.  Richard;  born  August  3d,  1834. 

Henry  Beckwith,  1148,  born  July  8th,  1881  ;  mar- 
ried Josie,  1867;  she  died  July  12th,  1872;  married 
second  wife,  October  1st,  1884  ;  he  moved  to  Redford, 
Wayne  Co.,  Mich. 


The  Bechwiths.  133 

1150.  Minnie;  born  September  lOtli,  1868. 

1151.  Frederick;  born  November  29th,  1869. 

1152.  Lottie  L. ;  born  July  26th,  1884. 

Peter  C.  Beckwith,  1116,  born  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  in 
1824  ;  died  August  11th,  1877  ;  married  Betsy  Powers. 

1153.  Charles   A. ;   living  at   Ravenna,  Cal.,   in 

1889. 

1154.  Eliza. 

1155.  Ella, 

Timothy  Beckwith,  1117,  born  Elmira,  February 
27th,  1826;  living  at  Bradford,  Pa,  in  1886;  U.  S. 
Vol.  Service,  1861-64 ;  owner  of  several  oil  wells  and 
an  extensive  owner  of  oil  shares ;  married  Mary  Rum- 
sey,  Januiiry  20th,  1867,  born  August  8th,  1840. 

1156.  Eugenia;  born  North  Chemung,  N.  Y.,  Oc- 

tober 5th,  1870. 

1157.  Clara;  born  Bradford,  Pa.,  June  80th,  1880. 

1158.  Jessie;  born    Bradford,  Pa.,    March    11th, 
•     1872.' 

1159.  Frederick;  born  March  14th,  1874. 
Daniel   Beckwith,    1103,    born    Watertown,  Conn., 

1770;  moved,  when  a  young  man,  to  Newtown,  now 
Elmira,  N.  Y".,  and  settled  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Chemung  river,  now  called  Southport ;  was  a  farmer 
and  died  at  Southport ;  married  Ann  ISly,  born  Pa.; 
they  had  three  sons  and  six  daughters. 

1160.  Henry  Sly. 

1162.  Robert;  married. 

1163.  John. 
1163a.  Abuna. 


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134 


2  he  Beckviiths 


1163b.  Louisa. 

1163c.  Elizabeth. 

1163d.  Sarah. 

1163e.  Mary  Ann. 

1163f.  Lucy. 
Heniy  Sly  Beckwith,  1160,  born   Elmira,  N.  Y., 
June  17th,  1805  ;  farmer;  removed  to  Oregon, 111. ;  liv- 
ing there  1889;  married  Patiance  Deans,  August  28th, 
1828;  born  Westchester  Co.,  N.   Y.,  April   Ist,  1810. 

1164.  Elizabeth  Ann;  born  May  2d,  1829;  mar- 

ried Geo.  H.  Beers,  and  was  living  in  El- 
mira 1889. 

1165.  Francis  B. ;  born   August,  1832;   married 

Baker. 

1166.  Emma    G. ;    born    April,   1848;    man-ied 

Gambol. 
Kobert  Beckwith,  1162,  born  Elmira,  N.  Y;  died 
at  Southport,  N.  Y. ;  his  widow  was  living  there  in 
1889;  on  the  farm  owned  by  her  father-in-law,  Silas 
Beckwith. 

1167.  Dan.;  living  at  Southport  in  1889. 

1168.  Seth;  enlisted  in  U.  S.  Army  during  War  of 

1812,  from  Martinsburg,  N.  Y. ;  died  1851 ; 
married  Elizabeth  Battles,  born  1787  at 
Martinsburg ;  she  moved  to  Easton,  Mich. 

1169.  Marion. 

John  Beckwith,  1162,  born  Southport ;  farmer  ;  died 
there;  his  widow  was  living  there  in  1889. 

1170.  Guy. 
1172.  Ida. 


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135 


1173.  Judd. 

Henry  Beckwith,  1104,  born  Watertown,  N.    Y. ; 
farmer;  died  at  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  March  10th,  1850. 

1174.  Henry;  living  near  Ehnira  in  1889. 

1175.  Elizabeth  ;  married  Buckbee  of  Elmira. 
Silas  Beckwith,  592,  his  second  wife,  Anna  Smith, 

born  Merford  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  died  Chemung,  N.  Y.,  May 
17th,  1857;  aged  ninety  years. 

1176.  Samuel. 

1177.  Silas. 

1178.  Seth  Smith. 

1179.  AnnaY. ;  born  December  29th,  1783;  died 

March  24th,  1883;  married  D.  Hungerford, 
October  21st,  1802;  born  Watertown, 
Conn.,  1780;  moved  to  Coventry,  N.  Y., 
1812;  died  there  in  1860;  their  children 
were:  Rachell,  born  1805;  married  J.  P. 
Goble  ;  living  Fulton  city,  HI.,  1889 ;  La- 
vinia,  manied  Joseph  E.  Snell,  March 
9th,  1835  ;  died  March  6th,  1849 ;  Sally, 
born  1816;  Annie,  born  1826;  married 
J.  T.  Barnum  ;  living  Minneapolis  in  1889  ; 
Laura,  born  1822;  married  R.  P.  Baird ; 
living  Butternuts,  N.  Y,  in  1889;  David, 
born  1824  ;  married  M.  A.  Castle  ;  Chauncy 
H.,  married  E.  Shoals ;  Susan,  married 
H.  P.  Judd;  Maria,  born  1803;  living 
Coventry,  K  Y.,  1886  ;  married  M.  Hatch 


1840. 
1180.  Isaac. 


136 


The  Beckwitha. 


Samuel  Beckwith,  1176,  born  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  in 
1800 ;  removed  to  Painted  Post,  N.  Y. ;  died  at  New 
Milford,  in  1865  ;  married  in  Elmira,  N.  Y. 

1181.  Seth  S. ;  living  in  1889. 

Seth  Smith  Beckwith,  1181,  was  living  at  Canisteo, 
N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1182.  Anso  M.  Hall;   living  at  New  Milford, 
Pa.,  in  1889. 

1183.  Ann;   married  David  Brown  of  Elmira; 
living  there  in  1889. 

Silas  Beckwith,  1177,  born  at  Watertown,  N.  Y., 
in  17P9;  removed  to  Painted  Post ;  died  at  Big  Flats, 
N.  Y,  in  1867 ;  he  was  married  in  Elmira. 

1184.  Kichard  H. 

1185.  Silas. 

1186.  Seth. 

1187.  Susannah;  died  young. 

1188.  Elizabeth;  died  young. 

1189.  Ann;   married  David  Brown;   living  El- 

mira, N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1190.  Olive. 

1191.  Olinda. 

1192.  Mathias  W. 

Kichard  H.  Beckwith,  1184,  born  Big  Flats,  N. 
Y.,  in  1820;  died  there  in  1852;  married  Cornelia 
Judson;  born  Elmira;  died  1884. 

1193.  Milton  H. 

Milton  H.  Beckwith,  1193,  born  Big  Flats,  Oc- 
tober 27th,   1857;  removed  to  Newark,  Delaware; 


The  Beckwiths. 


187 


prof,  of  Entomology  and  Pomology  in  Del.  State  Coll. 
at  Newark,  in  1889;  married  Eugenia  Lossie;  born 
Elmira ;  he  is  the  author  of  numerous  scientific  works 
on  Entomology  and  Pomology. 

1194.  Gertrude;  born  1877. 

1195.  Winnifred;  born  1884. 

1196.  Clara  J.;  born  1886. 

Mathias  W.  Beckwith,  1192,  born  Chemung,  Che- 
mung Co.,  N.  Y. ;  died  there  March  16th,  1888 ;  married 
Esther  P.  Hensell. 

1197.  Charles  H. 

Charles  H.  Beckwith,  1197,  born  Chemung,  N.  Y., 
November  20th,  1844;  man-ied  Mary  Donahue,  Oc- 
tober 8th,  1865;  born  at  Phila.,  Pa.,  January  17th, 
1845. 

1198.  Charles   F. ;   born   Elraira,   October   29th, 

1866;  living  at  New  Brighton,  Penn.,  in 
1889  ;  glass  cutter  and  finisher. 
1198a.  Milton;  living  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  in  1888. 
1198b.  Dan;  living  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  1889. 
Seth  Smith  Beckwith,  1178,  born  Watertown,  N.  Y., 
1785;  removed  to  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  died  Bing- 
hamton,   N.   Y.,   May    12th,  1865 ;  married   Hannah 
Yale,  born    1738,  at  Chicago,  111.,  September    18th, 
1871. 

1199.  Charles  H. 

1200.  Elizabeth. 

1201.  Sarah  Evalina;  born  1834;   died  Septem- 

ber 12th,  18.)1. 

1202.  Augustus. 
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138 


The  Beckwiths. 


1203.  Augusta. 

1203a.  JaueH.;  born  1837  ;  died  November  30th, 
1857. 

1204.  Hannah  F. 

1205.  Seth  S. ;  died  young. 

Charles  H.  Beckwith,  1199,  born  Chenango  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  1819;  formerly  merchant,  dealer  in  real  estate  at 
Chicago,  111.,  in  1889;  married  Mallissa  M.,  daughter 
of  Solomon  W.  Owen,  a  pensioner  of  the  War  of 
1812,  and  Sallie  Sherwood,  of  Greene,  Chenango  Co., 
N.  Y.,  May  20th,  1841;  born  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  May 
9th,  1821 ;  died  at  Chicago,  December  5th,  1886. 

1206.  Franklin    Henry;    born   Albany,   N.    Y., 

April  8th,  1846;  living  Chicago,  1889; 
married  N.  L.  Kerfoot,  October  16th,  1872. 

1207.  Charles  Le  Roy ;  born  Greene,  N.  Y.,  March 

7th,  1848  ;  farmer  in  111.,  in  1889  ;  married 
Alice  W.  Denke,  July  20th,  1875. 

1208.  J.  Carrol;  born  Hannibal,  Mo.,  September 

23d,  1852;  artist;  living  in  N.  Y.  city  in 
1889 ;  married  Bertha  Hall  of  N.  Y.  city, 
June  1,  1887;  from  1873  to  1878  was  a 
student  under  Carolus  Duran,  in  Paris, 
France ;  also  studied  at  the  Government 
Art  School  there  ;  exhibited  in  the  Salon 
of  '77 ;  also  in  the  Universal  Exposition  in 
'78 ;  received  honorable  mention  at  the 
Salon,  and  was  recipient  of  the  medal  at  the 
Universal  Exposition  of  1889  ;  returned  to 
America  in  1878,  and  took  studio  in  New 


The  Beehwiths. 


139 


York  city ;  director,  Society  of  American 
Artists;  president,  National  Free  Aii; 
League;  professor,  Art  Schools,  Cooper 
Institute,  Metropolitan  Museum,  and  Art 
Students  League. 
Isaac  Beckwith,  1180,  born  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  in 
1785  ;  died  Wake  Co.,  N.  C,  May  20tli,  1866. 

1209.  Green. 

1210.  Sion. 

1211.  Silas. 

1212.  Ira. 

Silas  Beckwith,  592,  his  third  wife Benja- 

men,  who  died  atVincennes,  Indiana. 

1213.  Benjamin. 

Benjamin  Beckwith,  1213,  born  1791 ;  participated 
in  the  War  of  1812  in  Boatman's  Co.,  was  at  battle  of 
Lundy's  Lane ;  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio ;  married 
Sally  Gresham  in  1815 ;  died  Elmira,  K  Y. 

1214.  Dr.  Beckwith;  dentist  at  Sterling,  111.,  in 

1889. 
Isaac  Beckwith,  1180,  by  his  second  marriage. 

1215.  Needham. 

Needham  Beckwith,  1215,  Wake  Co.,  N.  C,  in 
1822 ;  living  at  Elm  Grove,  N.  C,  in  1889  ;  married 
A.  E.  Atkins,  in  1848;  born  Orange  Co.,  N.  C,  in 
1822. 

1216.  Eugenia. 

1217.  Council. 

1218.  Josiah. 

1219.  W.  H.  B. 


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The  Beckwiths. 


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1220.  Wesley. 

1221.  John. 

1222.  J.  Fabiiis,  M.   D. ;  born  Cliatliani  Co.,  N. 

C,  in   1852 ;  living  at  Plymouth,   Pa.,  in 
1889;  married  Bessie  VV.  Payne,  Novem- 
ber nth,  1887;  born  N.  C,  1863. 
Barzillai  Beckwith,  589,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1736; 
farmer  at  Ellington,  Conn.;  deacon  Congregational  Ch.; 
removed  to  East  Haddam,  Conn.,  1735;  died  thei'e 
February,  1818  ;  man-ied  Mary  Butler;  she  died  there. 

1223.  George. 

1224.  Rebecca;   born   East   Haddam,  December 

22d,  1767 ;  married  E.  P.  Cone. 

1225.  Mary;  born   December   16th,    1769;  died 

November,  1814. 

1226.  Sarah;  born   June    3d,   1774;  married   L. 

Griffcn;  children:  Lillia,  Emily  and  Mary. 

1227.  Elizabeth;  born  February  23d,  1777;  mar- 

ried Allen   Griifen ;  daughter  Betsy  mar- 
ried John  Brock  way,  M.  D.,  of  N.  Lyme,  Ct. 

1228.  Barzillai. 

1229.  Rhoda;  born  February  4th,  1786 ;  married 

Allen  Griffen. 

1230.  Butler. 

1231.  Dr.  Baruch. 

1232.  Nathaniel  Brown. 

1233.  Jonathan. 

George  Beckwitli,  1223,  born  East  Haddam,  Febru- 
ary 6th,  1764;  removed  to  Great  Barrington  in  1807. 

1234.  Penelope;  married  Sandford. 


The  Beekwltha. 


1285.  Patience;  maiTied  Ely. 

128G.  Maria;  iiuirried  Davis. 

1237.  Sarah. 

1238.  Emily. 

1239.  Eliza. 

1240.  Erastus. 

1241.  Allan. 

1242.  Julius. 


141 


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1243.  George;  farmer  at  Gt.  Ban 

1244.  Baruch. 

Erastus  BeckwitL,  1240,  born  Wellington,  Mass.; 
removed  to  Gt.  Barrington;  farmer. 

1245.  Daniel  W. 

1246.  Maurice. 

1247.  Rev.  Edward. 

1248.  George  E. 

1240.  Martha  M. ;  married  E.  Humphreys. 
Daniel  W.  Beckwith,  1245,  born  Great  Barrington; 
fanner;  married  twice;  1st,  to  VV.  II.  Martin;  2d,  to 
Amiice  Peck;  living  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  in  1881). 

1250.  Alice. 

1251.  Noble. 

1252.  William. 

1253.  Edward. 

Maurice  Beckwith,  1246,  born  Gt.  Barrington  ;  died 
Sandwich  Islands ;  planter ;  married  Sarah  Mosely  in 
1868. 

1254.  Nellie;  married  Damon. 

1255.  Julia;  married  Walsh. 

1256.  Maurice;  born  in  Sandwich  Islands. 


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TV/e  Beckvyitha. 


Rev.  Edward  G.  Beckwith,  1247,  ])orn  Gi.  Banincr- 
ton  ;  removed  to  Sundwic;!!  Islands  ;  pastor  Cong.  ( 
San  Francisco,  1887;  married  Caroline  P.  Armstrohjj, 
born  Sandwich  Islands;  living  there  in  1880. 

1257.  Rev.  Frank  A.;  died  December  13th,  1885. 

1258.  Carrie  A. ;  born  Sandwich  Islands  in  18G5  ; 

living  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  in  1887. 
George  E.  Beckwith,  1248,  born  Gt.  Barrington;  re- 
moved to  the  Sandwich  Islands  ;  planter ;  married  H. 
Goodale  of  Marlboro,  Mass. 

1259.  Mary  E. 

1260.  Martie. 

Baruch  Beckwith,  1244,  born  Gt.  Barrington;  B^ 
tist  minister;  removed  to  Gouverneur,  N.  Y. 
126L  Julius. 

1262.  Henry  B. ;  born  Gouverneur,  N.  Y. ;  re- 
moved to  Chateaugay,  N.  Y. ;  living  there 
in  1880. 

Barzillai  Beckwith,  1228,  born  East  Haddam,  Conn., 
November  19th,  1765;  farmer;  died  there  March  10th, 
1812;  married  Silvia  Griffen,  bora  E.  Haddam,  Oc 
tober  12th,  1764;  died  June  14th,  1840. 

1263.  Norman. 

1264.  Frederick. 

1265.  Elizabeth ;  married  M.  S.  Sill  of  Windsor. 

1266.  Emeline;  living  at  E.  Haddam  in  1889; 

blind  and  unmarried. 

1267.  Edmund  G. ;  born  E.  Haddam,  1796;  re 
moved  to  Sommers,  Conn.;  died  there 
1841. 


The  JieckwUhs. 


143 


1268.  George  Beckvvitli ;  born  E.  Haddam,  1799  ; 
died  Molina,  N.  Y.,  in  1850. 

1260.  Barzillai. 
Norman  Beckwith,  1203,  born  E.  Haddara,  April 
Stii,   I70.'i;   carpenter;  removed  to  Hartford,  Conn.; 
married  Francis  Clark,  November  .3d,  1817;  died  No- 
vember  IGtli,  1857. 

1270.  Julia  E. ;  born  September  2d,  1818;  mar- 

ried E.  G.  Strand. 

1271.  Harriets.;  born  April  3(],  1820;  mamed 

C.  Lee. 

1272.  Franklin  R. ;  born  August  2l8t,  1822 ;  mar- 
ried M.  A.  Munsell,  November,  1842. 

1273.  Henry  J.  ;  born  Aii'^'ust  24th,  1824. 

1274.  Norman  C. ;  born  .i.iiiuary  20th,  1834;  liv- 

ing at  Hartford,  Conn.,  1858. 

Frederick  Beckwith,  1264,  born  E.  Haddam,  1794; 
cloth  dresser;  married  his  4th  cousin,  Jerusha  Sill, 
October,  1817;  born  June  18th,  1794;  he  died  1825; 
she  moved  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1858. 

1275.  William  E. 

1276.  Thomas  S. 

1277.  Cornelia;   born   Lyme,  1822;    married  E. 

Sacket. 

1278.  George  G. ;  born  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  1824; 

died  1825. 

1279.  Marie  S.;  born  1826;  married. 

William  E.  Beckwith,  1275,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  Jan- 


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The  Beclcioiths. 


iiaiy  9th,  1819;  raarried  Sarah  Doe  in  1849;  removed 
to  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

1280.  Frederick  A. ;  born  Cleveland,  December, 

1850;  living  there  in  1889. 

Thomas  S.  Beckwith,  1276,  born  Lyme,  January 
11th,  1821  ;  merchant,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1889;  mar- 
ried Sarah  Oliphant. 

1281.  Mary  C. ;  born  Cleveland,  1849  ;  died  1849. 
^arzillai  Beckwith,  1269,  M.  D.,  born  East  Haddam, 

17  "7;  settled  in  Monmouth,  111.,  in  1846,  where  he 
resided  until  1879,  when  he  died  of  heart  disease; 
married  C.  M.  Amsden  in  1831,  at  Saybrook,  Ashta- 
bula Co.,  Ohio,  about  1821 ;  she  was  living  in  Chicago, 
111.,  in  1889. 

1282.  Livia  A.;  married  A.  B.  Scenter,  in  1867. 

1283.  Mary  E. ;  living  at  Chicago,  111.,  in  1889. 

1284.  Emma;  married    S.  M.    Muck;  one  child, 

Ella. 

1285.  Henry  C. 

Henry  C.  Beckwith,  1285,  born  Saybrook,  Ohio, 
graduate  Monmouth  College  in  1844;  U.  S.  Vol.  Ser- 
vice in  1861-65;  removed  to  Clarinda,  Iowa;  living 
there  1889;  married  Alice  P.  Bowers  in  1869;  born 
Monmouth. 

1286.  Jennie  A. 

1287.  Jessie;  born  1872. 

1288.  Alice  A. ;  born  1878. 

1289.  Barzillai ;  born  1881. 


The  Beckioiths. 


145 


Butler  Beckwith,  1230,  born  E.  Hadciam,  February, 
1772  ;  married  Plannah  Cone  of  E.  Haddam. 

1290.  Rev.  George  Cone,  D.  D.,  graduated  at  Mid- 
dlebury  College,  Vt.,  and  at  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  was  pastor  several  years 
of  Congregational  Church  at  Lowell,  Mass., 
but  was  most  of  his  public  life  Secretaiy 
of  the  Am.  Peace  Society  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Dr.  Baruch  Beckwith,  1231  ;  M.  D. ;  born  E.  Had- 
dam, September  6th,  1771);  removed  to  Beekmantown, 
N.  Y. ;  died  there ;  married  Lucy  Mather,  niece  of 
Cotton  Mather,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  November  11th, 
1777;  died  Beekmantown,  February  28th,  1833. 

1291.  George  M. 

1292.  Baruch. 

1293.  Samuel  B.  M. 

1293a.  Lucy  M. ;  born  November  23d,  1811  ; 
married  Rev.  Justin  Taylor,  October  10th, 
1827;  he  died  in  1887;  she  was  living  at 
Forest,  Wis.,  1889  ;  children:  Mary,  Lucy, 
Hattie,  Nellie,  Martha. 

1293b.  Mary  A. ;  married  Aug.  Smith  of  Lyme, 
Conn. ;  she  died  in  111. 

1293c.  Louisa  W. ;  born  June  14th,  1819;  died 
November  6th,  1835. 

1293d.  Betsy;  born  July  13tli,  1817;  living  at 
Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  in  1889;  married  Na- 
than J.  Judson,  January  10th,  1839 ;  he 
(lied  November  14th,  1887  ;  children :  Har- 
riet L.,  born  November  20th,  1843;  mar- 
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ried  Hon.  D.  F.  Dobie;  Heniy  C,  bora 
October  4th,  1848 ;  living  Wbiteliall,  1889 ; 
Frederick  B.,  born  July  21st,  1854;  liv- 
ing Whitehall,  1889. 
George  Mather  Beckwith,  1291,  born  Lyme,  Ct.,  Jan- 
uary 27th,  1805  ;  lawyer,  county  Judge  of  Clinton  Co., 
N.  Y. ;  died  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  June  24th,  1883;  mar- 
ried   Hannah    Eliza    Moores,   February   28th,    1833, 
daughter  of  General  Moores  of  Plattsburg. 

1294.  George  H. 

1295.  Benjaman. 

1296.  Maggie  L. ;  manied  J.  Hubel,  September 

16th,  1856;  living  at  Chazy,  N.  Y.,  in  1889; 
children:  Amos  M.,  born  December  5th, 
1857  ;  married  CI.  Jones ;  Elizabeth,  born 
August  31st,  1859;  Nelson  W.Fiske;  Mary 
C,  born  May  28th,  1861 ;  married  J.  W. 
Noi*th;  Julius  C,  born  June  5th,  1863; 
George  L.,  born  October  18th,  1865;  Mar- 
garette  S.,  born  July  18th,  1868  ;  MattieF., 
born  March  11th,  1871;  Lillie  S.,  born  Sep- 
tember 17th,  1873;  John  S.,  bora  Febru- 
ary 1st,  1875 ;  Jennie  C,  born  December 
25th,  1877  ;  Richard  W.,  born  May  30th, 
1880 ;  all  the  above  were  living  in  Chazy, 
N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1297.  Lucy  M.;  married  M.  Sowles  of  St.  Albans, 

N.  Y.;  living  Plattsburg  in  1889;  children: 
Margarette  B.,  born  April  29th,  1869;  died 
October  23d,  1872 ;  Mary  G.,  born  April 


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147 


5th,  1873;  died  March  16th,  1876;  Eliza- 
beth B.,  born  October  27th,  1887. 
George  H.  Beckwith,  1294,  born  Plattsburg,  N.  Y. ; 

lawyer ;  married  E.  Villas  of  Plattsburg ;  living  there 

in  1889, 

1298.  Harriet  V. 

1299.  Grace. 

1300.  Mary. 

1301.  Vilas. 

BenjaPiln  M.  Beckwith,  1295,  born  Plattsburg,  Au-. 
gust  24 oh,  1836;  lawyer;  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Vol. 
Servic;  1861-64;  died  at  Plattsburg,  Januaiy  27th, 
1887 ;  married  Lodie  Mitchell,  December  21st,  1858  ; 
she  moved  to  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  where  she  was  living 
in  1889. 

1302.  Sophia  C.  ;  born  Greenbay,  Wis.,  December 

7th,  1859;  married  H.  Newton  in  1887; 
living  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1303.  Elizabeth;  born  August  22d,  1862;   died 

March  19th,  1879. 

1304.  Harriette;  born  January  17th,  1869. 

1305.  Maria  L.;  born  September  26th,  1874;  liv- 

ing Milwaukee  in  1889. 

1306.  George  M.;  born  1861  ;  died  1865. 

1307.  William   M. ;   born   January    15th,    1867; 

liviiio-  at  Milwaukee  in  1889. 

1308.  Henry  M. ;  born  June  15th,  1867  ;  living  at 

Milwaukee  in  1889. 
Baruch  Beckwith,  1292,  born  at  Hartford,  Conn., 


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The  Beckwitks. 


April,  1809  ;  farmer  ;  married  Clarissa,  widow  of  Enos 
P.  Beckwith,  at  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  August  4,  1836. 

1309.  Allen  G. 

1310.  William  H. 

1311.  Helen;  born  June  21st,  1845;  marned  J. 

Higgins,  October  22d,  1872  ;  living  Ellen- 
burgh,  N.  Y.,  1886 ;  children:  George  B., 
born   Ellenburgh,  December  12th,  1874 ; 
died  July    30th,   1878;    Chas.   L.,    born 
Ellenburgh,  September  12th,  1877;  Lottie 
L.,  born  June  22d,  1880. 
Allan  G.  Beckwith,  1309,  born  Beekmantown,  Vt., 
June  1st,  1837  ;   book-keeper  at    Burlington,  Vt.,  in 
1889  ;  married  Mary  Hoft'nagel,  December  2d,  1858,  of 
Essex,  N.  Y. 

1312.  Frederick  A. ;  born  March  2d,  1865  ;  living 

at  Burlington,  Vt.,  in  1889. 

1313.  Bertie  C.  ;  born  January  16th,  1876. 
William  H.  Beckwith,  1310,  born  September  17th, 

1842;  married  Julia  E.  Whitney,  November  15th, 
1866,  born  Whitehall,  N.  Y. ;  living  Keeseville,  N. 
Y.,  1889. 

1314.  Milton  E.;   born   July   1st,   1870;   living 

Keeseville,  N.  Y,  in  1889. 

1315.  Minnie  E. ;  born  November  4th,  1874;  liv- 

ing Keeseville,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1316.  Charles   S. ;  born  May  4th,   1882  ;  living 

Keeseville,  N.  Y,  in  1889. 

1317.  Maud  S. ;  born  August  17th,  1884  ;  living 

Keeseville,  N.  Y,  in  1889. 


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149 


1318.  William  H.;  born  March  21st,  1886;  liv- 
ing Keeseville,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

Samuel  B.  M.  BeckwitL,  1293,  born  Beekmantown, 
April  16th,  1814;  lawyer;  removed  to  Chateaugay, 
N.  Y. ;  married  Majy,  daughter  of  Daniel  Beckwith  of 
Morrisonville,  N.  Y.,  May  26th,  1842;  she  died  July 
19th,  1872  ;  he  married  2d  wife,  Helen ;  living  at 
Chateaugay,  N,  Y.,  February  14th,  1874 ;  by  the 
second  marriage  he  had  no  children. 

1319.  Mary  H. ;  born  January  24th,  1843  ;  living 

at  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1320.  EmmaE. ;  born  January  13th,  1845;  mar- 

ried H.  Upson ;  living  Winslow,  Arizona, 
in  1889 ;  one  child :  Mary  B. ;  married 
Chas.  Daly. 

1321.  Walter  S. ;    born   December   I7th,    1850; 

married  Josie  Dixon  ;  living  Lowell,  Mass., 
in  1888. 

1322.  Rev.  Edgar  C. ;  born  August  16th,  1856  ; 

living  N.  Y.  city  1889. 

1323.  Charles  S.;  born  Jaimary  25th,  1862;  mar- 

ried Eliza  L.  Leach  of  Wilksbarre,  March 
4th,  1888;  living  Allentowu,  Pa.,  in  1888. 

1324.  Dr.  George  M. 

Dr.  George  M.  Beckwith,  1324,  M.  D.,  born  Platts- 
burg,  N.  Y.,  September  10th,  1853;  living  at  Lisle, 
N.  Y.,  1889  ;  married  Carrie  Kitchell,  October  1st, 
1877  ;  died  December  2l8t,  1887. 

1325.  Mary  Winnifred ;    born   Ithaca,  May   2d, 

1879;  living  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  1889. 


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1326.  Bessie  E. ;  bom  Jaimaiy  18tli,  1881 ;  living 

Lisle,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1327.  HarrietteG. ;   bom  December  14th,  1882; 

living  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  1889. 
Nathaniel  Brown  Beckwith,  1232,  bom  E.  Haddam, 
September  25th,  1781 ;  married  Betsy  Lord,  born  E. 
Haddam,  Conn. 

1328.  Nathaniel  L. 

1329.  Barzillai. 

1330.  Khoda;  married  W.  E.  Cone  of  E.  Had- 

dam. 

1331.  Gilbert. 

Gilbert  Beckwith,  1331,  living  at  Libertyville,  Lake 
Co.,  Ill,  in  1889. 

1332.  Charles  F.;  living  at  Libertyville  in  1889. 
Jonathan  Beckwith,  1233,  born  E.  Haddam,  Sep- 
tember 21st,  1783;  died  January  22d,  1857  ;  married 
Nancy  Lord. 

1333.  Nancy  D. ;  born  August  14th,  1814. 

1334.  Mary  H. ;  born  April  29th,  1818  ;  living  at 

Ledyard,  Conn.,  1889. 

1335.  Jonathan. 

1336.  Rev.   George   A.;    born   July   6th,   1829; 

graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1857 ; 
at  Andover  Theological  Seminary  in  1860; 
married  Eliza  C,  daughter  of  Rev.  Levi 
Bingham,  of  Langus,  Mass.,  October  11th, 
1861 ;  was  ordained  pastor  of  1st  Congre- 
gational  church   of   Manhattan,  Kan.,  in 


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1862;  dismissed  1867;  acting  pastor  of 
Congregational  clmrcli  at  Olathe,  Kan., 
three  years;  at  Neodef^ter  and  Altoona 
three  years;  health  failing  he  returned 
east  in  1874 ;  was  pastor  at  Franconea, 
Warner,  Hawsville,  Alstead  and  Aldear 
Center,  all  in  N.  H.,  and  at  present  is  acting 
pastor  of  Congregational  church  of  Wind- 
ham, Vt. ;  no  children. 

1337.  Heniy  E. ;  born  July  6th,  1831  ;  married 

Sarah   Norcross    of   Monmouth,  111.;   she 
died   in    1864 ;    he   then   married  Louisa 
Markle,  at   Manhattan,  July   4th,    1866; 
living  there  in  1889. 
Deacon  Barak  Beckvvith,  657,  born  Lyme,   Conn., 

November  3d,   1780;  removed  to  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. ; 

lawyer;  judge  county  court ;  died  April   12th,   1844; 

married  Mary   Kennedy,  January   12th,   1804;  born 

1784;  died  October  13th,  1854. 

1338.  Dr.  Addison  K. 

1339.  Nelson  M. 

1340.  George  D. ;  born  March  29th,  1809;  died 

Macon,  Ga. 

1341.  Roswell   R. ;    born    1815;    died    1861,    at 

N.  Y. 

1342.  Mary  Jane;  born  February  24th,  1820. 

1343.  Catherine  E.;  born  1822;  died  1840. 

1344.  William  ;  born  1827  ;  died  1870,  at  ^'rank- 
lin.  Pa. 

1345.  Edward  Griffen. 


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Addison  K.  Beckwith,  1338,  born  March  22d,  1805  ; 
M.  D. ;  died  at  Palermo,  N.  Y.,  January  28th,  1856; 
married  Amelia  Kiss  of  AVinans,  1831 ;  she  died  Feb- 
ruary 10th,  1885. 

1346.  Thelestres  A. 

1347.  James  A. 

1348.  Alcestes  M. 

1349.  Barak  D. 

1350.  Catherine  E. 

1351.  George. 

1352.  Adelaide. 

Nelson  M.  Beckwith,  1339,  born  May  2d,  1807; 
died  N.  Y.  city  1888  ;  married  M.  Forbes,  in  1842  ; 
she  died  May  7th,  1885. 

1353.  Leonard  F.;  living  at  Garrisons,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1354.  Adelaide;  died  N.  Y.,  1871. 

1355.  Arthur;  living  N.  Y.  city  1889. 

1356.  Helene;   born   1847;    living  N.   Y.    city; 

married  November  3d,  1890,  at  London, 
England,  to  Frank  Dudley  Leigh,  eldest 
son  of  Lord  Leigh,  of  Leighstone  Abbey, 
England. 

General  Edward  Griff  en  Beckwith,  1345,  born  Caz- 
enovia,  N.  Y.,  June  25th,  1818  ;  died  Clifton,  N.  Y., 
June  22d,  1881 ;  graduated  at  West  Point  Military 
Academy  in  1842  ;  participating  in  the  Mexican  War ; 
at  the  battles  of  Tampico  and  Vera  Cruz  ;  was  detailed 
on  the  Pacific  R.  R.  Reconnoissance  in  1853-4;  his 
scientific  reports  of  that  expedition  were  published  by 
the  government ;  during  the  W  ar  of  the  Rebellion  he 


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153 


served  as  chief  commissary  in  the  6th  army  corps  ; 
commamled  the  defenses  of  New  Orleans  1868-4  ;  major 
U.  S.  A.  February  8th,  1864  ;  brvt.  brig.-genl.  U.  S. 
A.,  March  16th,  1865  ;  after  the  war  was  employed  in 
the  Bureau  of  Subsistence  ;  (see  Roll  of  Honor)  ;  mar- 
ried Cornelia  Williamson  of  Savannah,  Ga. ;  she  was 
living  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1889. 

1357.  Madeline  ;   graduate   Washington   College 

of  Elocution  1888;  living  at  Washington, 

D.  C,  1889. 
1858.  Nelly ;  married  C.  E.  Fox,  U.  S.  N. 

Hezetiah  Beckwith,  627,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1704; 
died  March  12th,  1791  ;  married  Lydia  Gilbert,  born 
1707,  Lyme,  Conn.;  died  March  13th,  1794. 

1359.  Elisha;  born  Lyme,  October  12th,  1738; 

removed  to  New  London,  Conn. 

1360.  Sylvanus. 

1361.  Nathan  ;  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1747. 

1362.  Ann ;  married  F.  Brown,  a  soldier  in  the 

Continental  Army. 
Sylvanus  Beckwith,  1360,  born  Lyme,  May  22d, 
1742;  carpenter;  removed  to  Standford ;  died  May 
30th,  1839 ;  he,  as  well  as  his  wife's  family,  were  firm 
supporters  of  the  cause  of  the  colonies,  and  bore  their 
parts  in  the  struggle,  not  only  by  giving  their  services 
in  the  field,  but  also  by  the  ready  offering  of  their 
means;  married  Amy  Sutherland;  born  1742;  died 
October  21  st,  1817;  her  family  were  originally  from 
Scotland,  and   were  allied  to  the  Douglass  family  of 

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that  ilk,  and  the  Sutherlands  still  bear  for  their  coat  of 
arms  the  "  wild  cat." 

1363.  Nathan. 

1364.  Israel ;  born  1706  ;  died  May  4th,  1823. 
Nathan  Beckwith,  1363,  born  Standford,  September 

13th,  1778;  placed  at  the  famous  Kinderhook  Acad- 
emy, was  a  school-mate  of  Martin  Van  Buren,  and 
graduated  as  a  civil  engineer,  and  with  Prof.  Joseph 
Henry,  selected  and  surveyed  the  route  of  Erie  R.  R., 
and  no  contemporaneous  engineer  of  the  state  enjoyed 
a  higher  reputation;  in  the  War  of  1812  he  commanded 
a  battalion  of  cavalry;  in  1824  upon  the  visit  of  Gen- 
eral Lafayette  to  N.  Y.,  was  marshal  of  the  day  at  Cler- 
mont ;  he  was  a  Democrat  of  the  Jeffersonian  school  ; 
the  family  record  states  he  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  was  afterward  commissioned  as  colonel  of 
cavalry  by  Gov.  Tompkins ;  married  twice ;  died  at  Red 
Hook,  N.  Y.,  March  4th,  1865;  married  Ist,  Betsy 
Gale,  December  22d,  1802;  born  April  14th,  1781; 
died  March  22d,  1838. 

1365.  Dr.  Josiah  Gale. 

1366.  Amy;  born  June  7th,  1809;  died  January 

1st,  1824. 

1367.  Edward;  born  February   19th,  1812;  died 
June  11th,  1821. 

1368.  Lewis  C. 

1369.  Eliza  A. ;  born  at  Red  Hook,  October  3d, 
-    1809 ;  died   August   5th,    1843 ;   married 

ist,  Edwin  Knickerbocker,  February  26th, 
1835 ;  her  children  by  the  first  marriage 


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155 


were:  Edwin,  born  1808;  died  1875; 
Edward  15.,  born  December  13th,  1836; 
died  March,  1S54;  Mary  E.,  born  Febru- 
ary 7th,  1837;  married  2d,  Dr.  T.  E.  Lossee 
of  Ui>i)er  Red  Ilook,  N.  Y. ;  by  her  second 
marriage  tliey  had  :  Dr.  John  E.  of  Upper 
Red  Hook,  in  1889  ;  Edward,  Harvey. 

1370.  Clarinda  L. ;    born  Red  Hook,  June  7th, 

1810;  died  Augunt  2d,  18(34;  married  W. 
Capron,  November  I8th,  1849  ;  he  moved 
to  Pontiac,  Mich.  ;  U.  S.  Vol.  Service 
1861-65  ;  he  died  in  1881,  from  the  effects 
of  a  bullet  wound  received  at  the  battle  of 
Fair  Oaks ;  their  children  were :  Nathan, 
born  September  29th,  1841;  Ellen,  born 
Sei)tem])er  2d,  1843  ;  Mary,  born  Sep- 
tember 3d,  1845;  Amy,  born  April  26th, 
1848;  Lucy,  born  March  23d,  1850;  Ed- 
ward,  born  June,  1852 ;  Carrie,  born 
September  5th,  1857. 

1371.  Annie  S.;  born  October  22d,  1824;  mar- 

ried G.  H.  Clapp,  September  9th,  1845 ;  re- 
moved to  Phila.,  Pa.;  he  died  October  11th, 
1877 ;  their  children  were :  Emma,  born 
April  20th,  1849;  Edward  B.,  born  June 
16th,  1854;  living  Phila.,  Pa.,  1889. 

1372.  George  W. 

1373.  William  S. 

Dr.  Josiah  Gale  Beckvvith,  1365,  M.  D.,  born   Sep. 


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The  Beokwiths. 


teraber  4th,  1 803,  ut  Staiidford,  N.  Y. ;  gmdnated  at 
Union  College ;  studied  medicine  in  Solsbury,  Conn., 
and  settled  in  Litchfield,  Conn.,  in  182i) ;  died  there 
March  21st,  1871;  he  was  a  successful  practitioner; 
officer  of  the  State  Medical  Society  ;  nominated  for 
governor;  and  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature 
several  times ;  married  Jane  M.  Seymore,  February 
1st,  1881;  she  was  daughter  of  Moses  Seymore  of 
Litchfield ;  and  a  niece  of  Governor  Horatio  Seymore 
ofN.  Y. 

1374.  Jona  S. ;  born  June  15th,  1833;  died  Janu- 

ary 28th,  1837. 
1374a.  Elizabeth  G.  ;  born  January  19th,  1835; 
living  Litchfield,  C(mn.,  in  1880. 

1375.  Sai-ah  H. ;  born  April  20th,  1840;  living  at 

Litchfield,  Conn.,  in  1889;  unmarried. 

1376.  Dr.  Josiah  G. 

1377.  Dr.  George  S. 

Dr.  Josiah  Gale  Beckwith,  1376,  M.  D.,  born  at 
Litchfield,  Conn.,  January  14th,  1838;  living  there  in 
1889  ;  married  Anne  Alsop,  January  16th,  1873,  of 
Quebec,  Canada. 

1378.  Josiali  Gale;  born  August  13th,  1874. 

1379.  Bonney. 
1880.  Baby. 

Dr.  George  S.  Beckwith,  1377,  M.  D.,  )rn  L  h- 
field,  May  27th,  1842  ;  resided  at  Pine  Plains,  K  Y. ; 
died  there  December  20th,  1890;  married  Inabel 
Cohen,  October  7th,  1873.  of  Charleston,  S.  C. 


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1381.  Jane  Seynioui". 

1382.  George  S. 

1383.  Sarah  S. 

1384.  Belle  S. 

1385.  Catherine  S. 

Lewis  Cui'tis  Beckwith,  13^8,  born  Red  Hook,  N. 
Y.,  June  23(1,  1807  ;  died  at  Matteawan,  N.  Y.,  April 
10th,  1871  ;  married  Atuoline  Capron,  January  oth, 
1830;  daughter  of  Judge  Giles  Capron  of  Upper  lied 
Hook,  N.  Y. 

1386.  Giles  E.  C. 

,  1387.  Ellen  Elizabeth;  born  Troy,  N.  Y.,  August 
'JOth,  1833;  married  J.  Bently,  November 
7th,  1872,  of  Newark,  N.  J. ;  living  there 
in  1881) ;  one  child,  Ellen  Capron. 

1388.  Sarah  Kinney;  born  July  24th,  1835  ;  liv- 

ing at  Matteawan,  N.  Y.,  in  1889;  unmarried. 

1389.  Emily   Savage;    born    March    Gth,    1835; 

died  1881,  unmarried. 

1390.  John  C. ;  born  March  4th,  1842  ;  died  1888, 

unmarried. 

1391.  Isaac  Bevan. 

Giles  Edward  Capron  Beckwith,  1380,  born  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  May  23d,  1781 ;  married  Helen  van  Steenburg; 
removed  to  Catskill,  N.  Y. ;  living  there  in  1889. 

1392.  Frocene ;    married   D.    Bralley ;    living   at 

Sing  Sing,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1393.  Josephine;  born  Catskill;  living  there  in 

1889. 
Isaac  Bevan  Beckwith,  1391,  born  December  22d, 


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The  BecTcwiths. 


1844;  married   twice;  liis  first  wife  was  Frances  A. 

Welch,  who  died  Mjuvh   20tli,  1882;  his  second  wife 

\v%8  Sara  E.  Hooper;  living  at  Syracnse,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1894.  Wallace  W.  ;  born   at   Frankfort,  N.   Y., 

February  14th,  1887. 

1395.  Warren  Bevan  ,  born  at  Frankfort,  N.  Y., 
January  27th,  1889. 

George  W.  Beckwith,  i;572,  born  Ked  Hook,  N.  Y., 
June  8th,  1814;  died  Standford,  April  9th,  1881  ;  mar- 
ried Abbey  E.  Thompson,  January  17th,  1843;  she 
was  living  at  Stissing,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1396.  Elizabeth  K. ;  bcru  December  19th,  1844; 
graduate  of  ^^as8ar  Colhige ;  prof,  of  (Ireek 
at  Normal  College,  N.  Y.  city,  in  1889. 

1397.  Emma;  born  March  Kith,  1847. 

1398.  Mary  {\.\  born  Standford,  N.  Y.,  July  25th, 

1849  ;  living  N.  Y.  city  in  1889. 

1399.  ClarindaL.;  born  at  Standford;  married  H. 

Austin  ;  living  at  Hiawatha,  Kans.,  1889. 

1400.  Sarah  C. ;  born  July  3d,  1851  ;  died  1862. 

1401.  Clara;    born    June    11th,    1853;    married 

Homer  E.  Austin,  February  22d,  1883  ; 
they  had  Grace  11,  born  July  24th,  1881; 
AViilie  B.,  born  August  19th,  1887. 

1402.  Asa;  born  March  24th,  1804;  living  Stand- 

ford, N.  Y.,  1889;  unmarried. 

1403.  Edward. 

1404.  Nnthan  E.  ;  born  March  7th,  1870  ;  living 
at  Standford,  N.  Y.,  1889;  unmarried. 

Edward  Beckwith,  1403,  born  Standford,  N.  Y.,  Jan- 


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159 


iod  H. 


luiry  14th,  1859  ;  living  Iliawntlia,  Kans.,  1880  ;  mar- 
ried Noamie  E.  McGiiilkin,  January  2l8t,  1882. 

1405.  Abbie  E.  ;  born  March  2()th,  1883. 

140(5.  Annie  C;  born  March,  1886. 

1407.  George  G.  ;  born  March  24th,  1880. 
William  S.  Beckwith,  11573,  born  lied  Hook,  Janu- 
ary  14th,   1820;   farmer;   married   Ann   M.   Collyer, 
Mai'ch  29th,  1848;  born  February  8th,  1826;  living 
Red  Hook,  DutchcHS  Co.,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1408.  Alice  M.  ;  born  August  10th,  1852. 
1400.  Thomas  C.  ;  born  November  1st,  1853. 

1410.  George;  born  1855;  died  1875,  at  Pella, 
Iowa. 

1411.  Annie  G. ;  born  March  14th,  1857  ;  married 
Armond  DePotter,  October,  1878  ;  living 
in  France  1880  ;  he  was  a  colonel  in  the 
French  Army,  now  a  tourist  manager  to 
parties  ti'aveling  in  Europe. 

1412.  Leillall. ;  born  January  17,  1860  ;  married 

A.  Bretton  Havens;  lawyer,  January  27th, 
1887 ;  living  N.  Y.  city  1889. 

1413.  AVillie  S.  ;    born  October  11th,   1861;  re- 

moved to  Denver,  Coh). ;  living  Salt  Lake 
City  1880;  married  Belle  Colon  of  Michi- 
gan, September  Otli. 

1414.  Charles  G.  ;  born  January  6th,  1864  ;  died 

1865. 
Nathan  Beckwith,    l.")63,  by  his  second   wife.  Mar- 
garette  Pratt  Pelton ;  born  Dalton,  Mass., 


160 


The  BeckwitJis. 


January  15th,  1807  ;  died  January  14tli, 
1857. 

1415.  Nathan  E. 

1416.  Eliza  Ann. ;   born   September  8th,   1845  ; 

married  George  Ogden,  Sr,,  of  Phila.,  Pa., 

June  30th,  1880  ;  living  at  Bridgeton,  N. 

J.,  1889. 

Nathan  E.  Beck  with,  1415,  born  Red  Hook,  N.  Y., 

April  4th,  1848  ;  living  at  Los  Gates,  Cal.,  1889  ;  civil 

engineer ;  married  Alice  Black,  September  19th,  1878  ; 

born  July  25th,  1854. 

1417.  Theodore  K. ;  born  July  6th,  1879. 
1417a.  Ralph  Ed.;  born  September  30th,  1880. 

1418.  Adelaide  ;  born  April  25th,  1882. 

1419.  Ruth  L. ;  born  December  15th,  1883. 

1420.  Charles  Z. ;  born  December  19th,  1886. 
John  Beckwith,  553,  born  Waterford,  Conn.,  1703 ; 

died  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  1768  ;  married  Elizabeth  Dart, 
November  8th,  1744,  born  East  Haddam,  August 
30th,  1716,  and  died  at  Lyme. 

1421.  John. 

1422.  Watrus. 

John  Beckwith,  1421,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  October 
19th,  1754  ;  died  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  September  12th, 
1834  ;  served  in  the  Continental  Army ;  married  Chloe 
Bosworth,  January  27th,  1730;  born  Washington, 
Conn.,  November  5th,  1759  ;  died  Poughkeepsie,  Oc- 
tober 9th,  1834. 

1423.  John. 

1424.  Watrus. 


The  Bechwiths. 


161 


1425.  Nathanial     Beckwith ;     born    at     Pough- 
keepsie,  N.  Y.,  December  IStli,  1781;  re- 
moved to  N.  C,  in  1834,  and  died  at  Ply- 
mouth, November,  1840 ;  unmarried. 
John  Beckwith,  1423,  born  Poughkeepsie,  July  31st, 
1785  ;  M.  D. ;  served  in  War  of  1812  ;  removed  to  New 
Berne  in  1808,  and  Raleigh,  and  thence  to  Newton, 
N.  C. ;  to  Petersburgh,  Va. ;  died  N.  Y.,  1870;  mar- 
ried Margarette  Stanley. 
142G.  T.  Stanley. 

1427.  John  Watrus. 

1428.  Catherine ;  married  H.  F.  Spaulding ;  liv- 

ing at  Riverdale,  N.  Y.,  1889. 

1429.  Nancy  E. ;  living  at  Riverdale,  1889. 

1430.  Cordelia;  living  at  Riverdale,  1889. 

T.  Stanley  Beckwith,  1426,  born  Raleigh,  N.  C, 
1814  ;  M.  D. ;  died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  in  1884  ;  mar- 
ried Agnus ;  daughter  of  Edmund  Ruffin,  Sr.,  of  Vir- 


gniia. 


1431.  Julian  R. ;  C.  S.  Army ;  killed  at  battle  of 

Seven  Pines,  June  Ist,  1862. 

1432.  Margarette. 

1433.  KateD. 

1434.  Matilda  E. 

1435.  Thomas  S. 

1436.  Edmund  R. 

1437.  John. 

1438.  Susan  ;  married  R.  Gillam  of  Petersburgh, 

Va. 

1439.  Agnus;  married  J.  R.  Cary  of  Gloucester, 
21 


i!i 


11; 


m 


162 


The  Beckwiths. 


Va. ;    their   children  are :  Bettie,   Willis, 
Stanley  B.,  Sue  B.,  Agnus  R,  John  R. 

1440.  Charles  M. 

Thomas  S.  Beckwith,  1435,  married  Eunice  ;  daugh- 
ter of  S.  B.  Gary  of  Gloucester,  Va. 

1441.  Samuel  C. 

1442.  AnnaF. 

1443.  Julian  R 

1444.  Thomas  S. 

1445.  Eunice  C. 

Edmund  R  Beckwith,  1436,  of  Petersburgh,  Va,, 
1889  ;  druggist ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of  J.  White 
of  Warrenton,  N.  C. 

1446.  John  W. 

1447.  Edmund  R 

1448.  Delia  S. 

1449.  Agnus  R 

1450.  Hugh  W. 

1451.  Mary  W. 

John  Beck^vith,  1437,  married  Katie  Lee,  daughter 
of  J.  E.  Edwards  of  Charleston,  S.  C. 

1452.  Agnus  R 

1453.  Thomas  N. 

1454.  William  E. 

1455.  John  Q. 

1456.  Katie  L. 

1457.  Mary  E. 

Charles  M.  Beckwith,  1440,  married  S.  B.,  daughter 
of  J.  R.  Fairbanks,  of  Ferdinando,  Florida. 

1458.  George  R.  F. 


111 

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The  Beehwiths. 


163 


John  Watrus  Beckwitli,  1427,  born  Kaleigh,  N.  C, 
February,  1831 ;  Protestant  Episcopal  Bishop  of  Ga. ; 
died  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  November  23d,  1890;  married 
Ella  Brockihborough  of  Va. ;  died  1886  ;  he  graduated 
at  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  in  1852  ;  ordained  deacon 
May  24th,  1854;  j)riest  May,  1855;  pastor  in  Wades- 
boro,  N.  C,  and  Anne  Arundel,  Md.  ;  at  breaking  out 
of  the  Rebellion  moved  to  Mississippi,  and  thence  to 
Alabama ;  was  rector  of  Trinity  Church,  N.  O.,  and 
was  elected  from  there  Bishop  of  Ga.  ;  received  degi'ee 
of  S.  T.  D.,  from  Trinity  in  1867  ;  consecrated  bishop 
in  St.  John's  Church,  Savannah,  Ga.,  April  2d,  1868. 

1459.  John  F.  B. 

1460.  Ella. 

1461.  Bessie. 

Wattrus  Beckwith,  1424,  born  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y., 
February  8th,  1791 ;  removed  to  Newberne,  N.  C, 
1810  ;  practiced  law  at  Elizabeth  City,  N.  C,  1814-15 ; 
died  Plymouth,  N.  C,  March  10th,  1850;  lawyer; 
married  Susan  Bailey,  January  8th,  1816 ;  born  Feb- 
ruary 6th,  1797;  at  Pasquaton  Co.,  N.  C. 

1462.  John  Bailey;  born  November  21st,  1816; 

M.  D.  ;  graduated  in  medicine  at  Univer- 
sity of  Md.,  in  1837;  removed  to  Smith- 
field,  N.  C,  1841  ;  living  there  1889;  no 
children ;  married  twice ;  his  first  wife, 
Anna  G.  Thomson,  married  February  22d, 
1849  ;  died  July  7th,  1850;  2d  wdfe,  Julia 
M.  Saunders,  married  May  20th,  1856  ;  died 
March  21st,  1859. 


nr 


164 


The  Bechvnths 


W 


1463.  Nathaniel. 
14t)4.  James  L.  S. 

1464a.  Chloe  Ann  ;  born  April  17tli,  1828;  died 
in  1848;  unmarried. 

1465.  Thomas. 

1465a.  Georgette  D. ;  died  in  1884. 
Nathaniel  Beck  with,  1463,  born  Pasquaton  Co.,  N. 
C,  February  19th,  1819  ;  lawyer;  removed  to  Hyde  Co., 
N.C.,in  1843;  died  there  October  30th,  1886;  married 
Mary  E.  Wynne,  September  1 3th,  1849. 

1466.  Noma;  born   December  14th,  1850;  mar- 

ried   J.    W.    AVillborn,    November    28th, 

1878. 

1467.  Robt.  Watrus  ;  born  June  27th,  1852  ;  mar- 
ried   Mattie    Hammond,    January    30th, 

1884. 

1468.  Steward  J.  ;  born  Januaiy  23d,  1861. 

1469.  Norbonne  ;  born  1854;  died  1865,  from  a 
gunshot  wound  accidentally  inflicted  by 
himself. 

1470.  Sidney  Thomas;  born  February  6th,  1864; 
lawyer,  practicing  at  Monroe,  N.  C,  1889. 

James  L.  S.  Beck  with,  1464,  born  Pas(|uaton  Co., 
N.  C,  September  I9th,  1824  ;  M.  D.  ;  died  at  Cremer, 
N.  C,  March,  1866  ;  graduated  in  medicine  at  Uuiver- 
sity  of  Pennsylvania,  in  1854  ;  practiced  at  Scottshill, 
N.  C,  and  after  at  Swifts  Creek,  where  he  died  ;  mar- 
ried Evaline  Clifton  ol  Raleigh,  N.  C,  in  1855. 

1471.  Robertson;  born  1856;  M.  D.  ;  graduated 


The  Bechwiths. 


166 


,' 


at  Vaiitlerbilt  University ;  living  Charlotte, 
N.  C,  in  1889. 

1472.  Bosworth  C. ;   born   1858 ;  lawyer ;  living 

at  Raleigh,  K  C,  in  1889. 

1473.  Ann   Julia;  married    Mr.   Thackston,  and 

was  living  at  Raleigh,  N.  C,  in  1889. 

1474.  Susan  ;  living  with  her  mother  at  Raleigh, 

N.  C,  in  1889. 
Thomas  Beekwith,  1465,  born  Pasquaton  Co.,  N.  C, 
June  9th,  1825;  lawyer;  practiced  law  in  Plymouth, 
N.  C. ;  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Avar  he  entered  the 
C.  S.  Army,  serving  in  the  24tli  Reg.  N.  C.  Inf.,  from 
1861-63;  died  January  5th,  1863,  from  disease  con- 
tracted during  the  campaigns  in  North-west  Virginia  ; 
married  Henrietta  T.  Phelps,  in  1857,  at  Plymouth,  N. 
C. ;  she  was  born  in  Washington  Co.,  N.  C,  1838. 

1475.  John  Percy. 

1476.  Thomas  Lynden  ;  born  January  14th,  1858  ; 

M.  D.  ;  graduated  in  medicine  at  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  Baltimore, 
1882  ;  died  February  22d,  1883. 
John  Percy  Beekwith,  1475,  born  June  24th,  1858 ; 

hving  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  in   1889 ;  married   Sadie 

W.  Boyer,  of  Anniston,  Ala. 

1477.  Thomas  Lyndon  ;  born  June,  1885;  living 

at  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  1889. 
Watrus    Beekwith,    1422,   born   Lyme,  Conn.,  Sep- 
tember 18th,  1754  ;  served  in  Continental  Army,  1776. 

1478.  John;  born  1788,  at  Lyme,  Conn. ;  moved 

west. 


mmmmi 


166 


The  Beckwiths. 


1479.  Stephen. 

Stephen  Beckwith,  1479,  resided  at  Pike,  Wyoming 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1835;  died  there;  married  Narcissa 
Black. 

1480.  Philo  D. 

1481.  Mrs.  Thompson;  living  at  Dawagiac,  Mich., 

1889. 
Philo  D.  Beckwith,  1480,  born  Pike,  N.  Y.,  1824  ; 
removed  to  Dawagiac,  Mich.,  1844,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  stoves,  amassing  a  very  large 
fortune  entirely  through  his  own  exertions ;  died  there 
January  12th,  1889;  married  C.  M.  Scott,  in  1844; 
living  at  Dawagiac  1889. 

1482.  Delia;  married  Ch.  Gardner;  living  at  Da- 

wagiac, 1889. 
Job  Beckwith,  688,   born  Lyme,  May  22d,  1705 ; 
mari'ied  Elizabeth  Harvey  ;  born  Mass. 

1483.  Harvey. 

1484.  Ezekiel. 

1485.  Job  Beckwith;  born  New  London,  1759; 

soldier  Revolutionary  war,  1776  to  1778; 
died  Chemung  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1853;  un- 
married. 

Harvey  Beckwith,  1483,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1755 ; 
removed  to  Northampton,  Mass. ;  farmer ;  married 
Josie  Marion,  January  17th,  1780;  born  Mass.,  Oc- 
tober 23d,  1758. 

1486.  Harris  William. 


The  Beckwiths. 


167 


1759 ; 

1778; 

3;  un- 

1755; 

larried 

58.,  Oc- 

1487.  William. 

Harris  William  Beckvvith,  1486,  born  Northampton, 
Mass.,  January  18tb,  1781  ;  died  November  15tli, 
1818;  married  Pearly  Briggs,  January  2tl,  1809;  born 
Northampton. 

1488.  William     Harvey ;     born    January    18th, 

1810;  died  March  9th,  1825. 

1489.  Francis  E. 

1490.  Henrietta;     born    Northampton,   January 

6th,  1818;   died  Dorchester,  March  9th, 

1819. 
Francis   E.   Beckwith,    1489,    born   Northampton, 
September  6th,   1817 ;   settled   at   Litchfield,  Mass. ; 
married  Mary  Turner,  April  16th,  1845 ;  born  Pitts- 
field,  Mass. 

1491.  Francis  E. 

1492.  Theodocia ;  born  Whitinsville,   April  9th, 

1848;  married  L.  Randall,  at  Springfield, 
January  10th,  1873  ;  living  at  Springfield 
in  1889;  children:  Henry  W.,  born  April 
24th,  1877 ;  Emma  A.,  born  November 
2d,  1881 ;  Lora  P.,  born  January  18th, 
1883. 

1493.  Henrietta  L. ;  born  June  16th,  1852  ;  mar- 
ried J.  Pinches,  May  14th,  1874  ;  children: 
John,  born  April  29th,  1875;  Frank  W., 
born  September  21st,  1876;  Charles  W., 
born  June  27th,  1882. 

1494.  Jennie;  born  Holyoke,  August  29th,  1861 ; 

married  C.  F.  Moore,  January  4th,  1882 ; 


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m 


168 


The  Beckwitha. 


children  :  George  T.,  born  July  7th,  1883  ; 

Francis  E.,  born  October  9th,  1885. 
Francis  E.  Beckwith,  1491,  born   Whitinsville,  Feb- 
ruary 10th,  184() ;  married  Henrietta  S.  Miller,  May 
nth,  1869;  born  Springfield. 

1495.  Charles   Harris;  born  August  21st,  1870. 

1496.  Henry  W. ;  born  1877. 

1497.  Lora  P. ;  born  Hartford,  1875. 

1498.  Emma  A. ;  born  1881. 

William  Beckwith,  1487,  born  February  18th,  1786  ; 
died  at  Dorchester,  November  19th,  1823;  married 
Betsy  Northy,  April  26th,  1808;  died  Dorchester, 
June  12th,  1836. 

1499.  James  Harvey ;  born  Scituate,  Mass.,  May 

16th,  1809;  died  at  Dorchester,  Mass.,  De- 
cember 19th,  1831. 

1500.  Ira  Lewis. 

1501.  David  Banies. 

1502.  William  Henry. 

1503.  Julia  Ann  ;  born  at  Dorchester,  June  7th, 

1818;  married   Sloan;   living   at   Milton, 
Mass.,  in  1888. 

1504.  Clarina  Wade ;  born  Dorchester,  December 

25th,    1820;   died  August   5th,    1857,   in 
Boston. 

1505.  Laura  A. ;  born  Dorchester,  December  26th, 

1824;  married  Sam.  Somes;  living  at  N. 
Attleboro,  Mass.,  in  1889. 

Ira  Lewis  Beckwith,  1500,  born  Weymouth,  Mass., 


The  Beckwitha. 


169 


June  24th,  1810;  at  Providence,  R.   I.,  January  9tb, 
1865. 

1516.  Henry  L. ;  merchant,  Providence,  R  I.,  in 

1889. 
David  Barnes  Beckwith,  1501,  born  Scituate,  Mass., 
January  2d,  181.'i;  died  at  Dorchester,  November  1st, 
1837;  married  Caroline  E.  Fuller ;  born  Maine;  died 
January  12th,  1875. 

1517.  David  Harvey. 

David  Harvey  Beckwith,  1517,  born  Dorchester, 
February  24th,  1836;  carpenter  and  machinist ;  U.  S. 
Vol.  Service  1868-65,  "id  R.  I.  Reg.,  wounded  at  the 
Battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  4th,  1864;  and  was 
taken  prisoner  July,  1864 ;  and  made  his  escape  April 
5th,  1865;  married  Susan  A.  Stone,  June  20th,  1862; 
died  May  29th,  1867  ;  married  2d,  A.  E.  Wood,  March 
27th,  1872. 

1518.  Minattie  C;  born  September  18th,  1866; 
graduated  from  Providence  High  School, 
June  29th,  1887  ;  living  Providence,  R.  I., 
1889. 

William  Henry  Beckwith,  1502,  born  Scituate,  Feb- 
ruary 29th,  1816  ;  died  Jamaica  Plains,  in  1860. 

1519.  Henry;  living  at  Jamaica  Plains,  in   1889. 
Ezekiel  Beckwith,  1485,  born  at  New  London,  in 

1757;  moved  to  Colchester,  Conn,;  died  there;  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Fosdick ;  died  New  London. 

1520.  Nathan. 

1521.  Betsy;  married  D.  Phelps;  and  died  at 
Salem,  Conn. 

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The  liechwitlis. 


1522.  Sallie;  married  Fuller ;  and  died  at  Salem, 

Conn. 

1523.  Mercy. 

1524.  Charity. 

1525.  Grace. 

1526.  Fosdick. 

1527.  Moses. 

1528.  Ezekiel. 

Nathan  Beckwith,  1520,  born  New  London,  1765; 
died  at  Old  Lyme,  Conn.,  January  18th,  1851) ;  married 
Betsy  Spencer ;  born  E.  Haddam ;  died  Lyme,  Decem- 
ber 28th,  1864. 

1529.  George. 

1530.  Harriet;    born   June    2d,    1801;    married 

Seaver  ;  and  died  at  Salem,  Conn.,  in  187- ; 
they  had  two  children :  Henry,  living  at 
Deep  River,  Conn.,  in  1889 ;  and  Mary 
Ann,  born  February  1st,  1803  ;  married 
Justin  Jewett  of  New  York. 

1531.  Mary  Ann  ;  born  February,  1803;  married 

J.  Jewett. 

1532.  William  T. 

1533.  Elizabeth;    born    September    21st,    1817; 

married   John   Kirtland ;    living   at  Say- 
brook,  Conn.,  in  1889. 
George  Beckwith,  1529,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  Septem- 
ber 3d,  1799;  died  at  Horseheads,  N.   Y.,  in   1862; 
married  Maiy  Treadway  ;  born  Salem. 

1534.  Henry ;  married  and  living  at  Park  Station, 

N.  Y.,  1889. 


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171 


1535.  Mary;  manned  J.  Hammond,  and  was  liv* 

ing  at  Park  Station  in  1889. 
William  T.  Beckwitli,  1532,  born  at  Lebanon,  Conn., 
April  3d,  1813 ;  died  at  Old  Lyme,  Conn.,  June  28tli, 
1885;   married   Mary   Havens,   October  28th,   1848; 
born  Sati;  Harbor,  January  20th,  1810. 

1536.  Jennie   M. ;  born  Old  Lyme,   Conn.,  Sep- 

tember 15tli,  1853;  living  there  in  1880. 

1537.  William  E. ;  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  November 

17th,  1803;  living  in  Erie,  Penn.,  1889; 
unmarried. 

1538.  George   C. ;  born  Lyme,   Conn,,   Februaiy 

3d,  1865;  living  there  1889;  unmarried. 

Ezekiel  Beckwitli,  1528,  born  New  London;  removed 

to  Louisville,  Ky  ;  died  there;  married  Jane  McDonald, 

in  1821 ;  born   New  Jersey,  1801;  daughter  of  Rev. 

Mr.  McDonald,  an  E[)iseopal  clergyman  of  New  Jersey. 

1539.  John. 

1540.  William. 

1541.  Caroline;  married  H.  McClernan;  she  was 

living  in  St.  Louis,  in  1889;  children: 
Hannah,  married  Tom  Wyatt ;  Laura, 
mai-ried  Gr.  Curry;  living  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
1889;  Emma,  married  Sam  Fenn ;  living 
Hunters    Bottom,   Ky.,   in    1889 ;    Anna, 

married Smith  of  Louisville,  Ky. ; 

George,  living  Louisville,  1889. 

1542.  Lod  W. 

Lod  W.  Beckwith,   1542;  M.   D. ;  born   Campbell 
Co.,  Ky.,  October  26th,  1827;  graduated  March,  1856, 


172 


The  Bechwiths. 


from  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Louis- 
ville, entered  the  U.  S.  Army,  in  1861,  as  surgeon  of 
the  38th  Reg.  Indiana  Volunteers,  and  served  in  vari- 
ous capacities  until  he  was  mustered  out  in  1865,  was 
physician  to  Indiana  State  Prison  South  for  six  years, 
has  been  in  civil  practice  at  Jefferson ville,  Ind.,  where 
he  was  living  in  lbS9  ;  married  Enmia  Jones,  October 
29th,  1858;  born  Corydon,  Ind.,  1889. 

1548.  AVilliam  Jones;  born  October  29th,  1859. 

1544.  Mitchel  Jones ;  born  Nashville,  August  4th, 

1854. 

1545.  Jennie;  born  ISJashville,  August  4th,  1854. 

1546.  Ennna  Jones  ;  born  December  4th,  1872, 
Thomas  Be  ^'with,  G2(),  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  De- 
cember 11th,  1 «  il ;  removed  to  Bristol,  Conn.,  in  1789 ; 
and  had  six  childi'en. 

1547.  Thomas. 

Thomas  Beckwith,  1547,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  1746  ; 
farmer ;  deacon  Presbyterian  Cliuvch  ;  died  at  Burling- 
ton, Conn.,  1830;  living  at  Batavia  i^  1807  ;  at  Bris- 
tol in  178;^ ;  enlisted  1770,  in  Kev-^Uitionary  Army, 
Lay's  Co.,  Parsons'  Reg.,  3d  Conn.  Line,  was  at  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill,  rf-eulisted,  1777,  for  two  months,  re-en- 
listed, 1778,  for  iour  months,  drafted,  1778,  on  the  brig 
Defiance  for  three  months,  and  served  in  the  privateer 
service  six  years. 

1548.  Flavel. 

1549.  Parneii ;  married  Dibbell  of  Hartford. 

1550.  Ursula;  married  J.  Hart. 

1551.  Annie;  married  Crowell  of  Hartford. 


The  Bechwiths. 


173 


1552.  Thomas. 
155Ji.  Hai'vev. 
ILarvey  Beckwith,  1553,  born  at  Burlington,  Conn. 

1554.  Harvey. 

1555.  Job. 

Flavel  Beekwitli,  1548,  liorn  Burlington,  June  ITth, 
1782  ;  died  in  Nelson  Co.,  Ohio,  1874. 

1556.  Ralzaman. 

1557.  Caroline;  born  September  14th,  1803;  mar- 

ried Dr.  Foote  of  Nelson  Co.,  Ohio. 
i557a.  Edmund  ;  born  1809. 

1558.  Polly;    born    March    7th,    1812;    married 

Addie  of  Burlington,  Conn. 
1550.  Gay  R. ;  born  April   5th,  1823;  living  at 

Cleveland,  Ohi;,  in  1888. 
15'}0.  Thomas. 

1561.  Wolston. 

1562.  John;  born  June   16th,  1816;  removed  to 

Windham,  Ohio. 

1563.  Seth ;  born  September  3d,  1818;  removed 
to  Nelson  Co.,  Ohio. 

1563a.  Ann;  born  December  6th,  1820. 

1564.  Wells  E. ;  born  December  26th,  1826  ;  liv- 
ing at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1880;  married 
Aurelia. 

1565.  Fhivel. 

Ralzaman  Beckwith,  1556,  boiii  Burlington,  Novem- 
ber 17th,  1801  ;  farnur;  removed  to  Genesee,  N.  Y.  ; 
married  Eliza  Josti  1 1,  March  11  th,  1834;  In. in  March 
4th,  1813,  at  Clifford,  Penn. 


174 


The  BecTcwiths. 


1566.  Flavel. 

1567.  Diamond  ;  married  Dr.  Moores  of  Iowa. 

1568.  Tliomas  D. 

1569.  John. 

Thomas  D.  Beckwith,  1568,  born  Lakeville,  N.  Y., 
February  14th,  1885;  to  Rochester,  N.  Y. ;  married 
A.  D.  Rhodes,  December  4th,  1866;  born  June  14th, 
1845. 

1570.  Carrie  M.  ;  born  January  9th,  1870. 
lo7l.  Anson  J.;  born  February  26th,   1872,  at 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 
John  Beckwith,  1569,  born  in  Nelson  Co.,  Ohio,  Au- 
gust 11th,  1842;  married  Amanda  C.  Nelson,  Novem- 
ber 14th,  1867;  living  at  DesMoiues,  Iowa,  in   1889. 

1572.  William  M.  ;  born  September  28th,  1868. 

1573.  Jessie  M. ;  born  September  15th,  1871. 
157aa.  Andrew  N. ;  born  1877 ;  died  1878. 

1574.  Royden  and  Roy,  twins  ;  born  August  21st, 

1881. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  1560.   born    Burlington,  Conn., 
December  5th,  1807;  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio;  his 
first  wife  was  H.  Beardsley  ;  born  May  1st,  1816;  died 
June  od,  1848;  he  was  living  at  Cleveland  In  1889. 

1575.  Hanna  A.  ;  born  May  Ist,  1885. 

1576.  D]'.  Edmund  M. 

1577.  Shelden. 

1578.  Columbus  C. 

Dr.  Edmund  M.  Beckwith,  1576,  born  October  14tb., 
1886;  married  Ann  Diekerman  in  i860;  born  Febru- 


The  Reckw'itliH. 


175 


21st, 


(lied 


i  4tb. 


ary  22d,  1888;  lie  moved  to  Colorado  in  1886;  to 
Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  in  1888. 

1579.  Nellie   M.  ;  born   Knoxville,    Tenn,,   May 

24tli,  1860. 

1580.  Mary  ;  })orn  April  24th,  1861. 

Shelden  Beckwith,  1577,  born  December  27th, 
1888 ;  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio  ;  living  there  in 
1889;  manufacturer;  mari'ied  Ann  Page,  November 
14th,  1864. 

1581.  George  S.  ;   living  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in 

1889. 

1582.  Fannie  ;  living  at  Clevehind,  Ohio,  in  1889. 
Columbus    C.    Beckwith,    1578,    born    June    29th, 

1842  ;  living  at  St.  Paul,  Minn,,  in  1888  ;  Fargo,  N. 
D.,  in  1891;  married  J.  A.  Sherwin,  December  28tli, 
1865  ;  born  June  8th,  1846. 

1583.  Sherwin  C.  ;  born  at  St.  Paul,  June  29th, 

1868. 
Thomas  Beckwith,  1560,  his  second  wife  was  H.  L. 
Panic  ;  born  April  16th,  1819. 

1584.  Harriet;  born  February  2d,  1819. 

1585.  Albro  M.;  born  September  10th,  1861. 

1586.  Alice  M. ;  born  September  20th,  1861. 

1587.  Flavel. 

1588.  Thomas  R 

iHavel  Beckwith,  1587,  boi'n  September  7th,  1850; 
banker  at  Clevehmd,  Ohio,  in  1S89;  married  A. 
ll.'tiiii-ht  ;  born  Januarv  29tli,  1858. 

l.;89.  Grace  L.  ;  l)orn  November  20th,  1888. 
1590.  Ada  M. ;  born  February  27th,  1886. 


J  76 


The  Bechwiths. 


Thomas  R.  Beckwith,  1588,  born  December  14th, 
1857 ;  book-keeper  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1888  ;  mar- 
ried F.  D.  Romp,  May  26th,  1881. 

1591.  Florence ;  born  June  29th,  1885. 
"Wolston  Beckwith,   1561,  born   at  New  Hartford, 

Conn.,  February  10th,  1810;  removed  to  Oberlin, 
Ohio  ;  died  there  July  19th,  1874;  married  Maria  Tay- 
lor, October  2l8t,  1835  ;  born  Tallmadge,  Summit  Co., 
Ohio,  March  28th,  1817; 

1592.  Charles  F. 

Oha-les  F.  Beckwith,  1592,  born  Nelson,  Portage 
Co.,  Ouio,  September  19th,  1839  ;  brought  up  \ii  the 
hardware  business,  afterward  a  banker  at  Oberlin, 
Ohio,  in  1889  ,  married  Ellen  C.  Fletcher,  August 
12th,  1861  ;  born  Eden,  N.  Y.,  July  23d,  1840. 

1593.  Louie  Maria  ;  born  July  20th,  1864. 

1594.  Charles  Clifton;  born  September  12th,  1868. 

1595.  Frank  Fletcher;  born  May  27th,  1871. 

1596.  John  Wolston;  born  June  31st,  1875. 

Flavel  Beckwith,  1565,  born  June  16th,  1816;  re- 
moved to  Massillon,  Ohio;  married  Emma  Kill  of 
Massillon,  Ohio. 

1597.  Sophia;  married  J.  Roberts  of  Mansfield, 
Ohio;  children:  Thomas,  Flora,  William. 

1597a.  Sarali;  married  A.  Hott'  in  1863. 

1598.  William  F. ;  U.  S.  V.  S.,  1861-65;  killed 
at  battle  of  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  served  in 
Col.  Mcll vane's  Reg. 

1599.  Thomas;  livingatMansfield,  Ohio,  in  1888; 


The  Beckwiths. 


177 


married  Sarali   A.   Iloft';  born  March  3d, 
1868. 

1600.  Johu. 

1601.  Hiram. 

John  Beckvvith,  1600,  U.  S.  V.  S.,  1S61-5,  102d 
Ohio,  Col.  McG-h)cklen  ;  was  living  at  Mansfield,  Ohio, 
in  1881;  married  M.  E.  Massie. 

1602.  Emma  A. 

1603.  Harva. 

1604.  Sadie. 

1605.  Clara. 
160(5.  Olive. 

1607.  Charlie. 

1608.  Nellie. 

Hiram  Beehwith,  1601,  married  Agnes  Stump. 

1609.  Addie. 

1610.  Ethel. 

Thomas  Beckvvith,  1552,  horn  at  Exeter,  N.  Y.,  No- 
vember 6tli,  l'J89  ;  to  McDonough,  N.  Y. ;  removed  to 
Cincinnatus,  N.  Y.,  1850;  died  there,  September  21st, 
lb60;  married  Dillamy  Comstock;  born  November 
21yt,  1787  ;  died  at  McDcmough,  November  27th,  1850. 

1611.  Azubah;    born    Augnst    9th,    1811;    died 

March  27th,  185.');  married  Joshua  Perkins. 

1612.  Sephrona;  born  July  15th,   1816;  married 

Oliver  Hutchinson;  had  four  children. 

1613.  Cordelia;  born  December  7th,  1820;  died 

Angust  8th,  1878  ;  married  Albert  Skill 
man. 
23 


m 


y""W""J  JiaM'BB 


178 


The  Bcchwiths. 


1614.  Dell.'imy ;    born  Jaiuuiry  22d,   1825;   mar- 

ried David  Ellsworth  ;  living  in  1880. 

1615.  Samuel. 
1615a.  Albert. 

1616.  Harmonious. 

Samuel  Beckwitli,  1615,  boni  ;it  McDonough,  Janu- 
ary 20th,  1818;  died  July  22d,  1887;  married  Sarali 
Skillman. 

1617.  Seward;   living  at  Cincinnatus,  N.  Y.,  in 

1888. 
Harmonious  Beckwitli,  161(),  bt)rn  McDonougli,  N. 
Y.,  February  14tli,  1823 ;  died  at  Cincinnatus,  N.  Y., 
February  12th,  187^;  married  Mary  Skillman,  Janu- 
ary 1st,  1849  ;  born  McDonough,  N.  Y,  August  8tli, 
1833. 

1618.  Sarah  A. ;  born  November  9th,  1850  ;  mar- 

ried Yokia  AVood ;  living  at  Cincinnatus, 

N.  Y,  in   1889;  one  child,  Estella,  born 

December  27th,  1882. 
1618a.  Thomas  S. ;  born  July  9th,    1854 ;   died 

1857. 
1618b.  Harris  B. ;  born  April  l.'itli,  185<; ;  died 

1861. 

1619.  Fidelia;  born  November  25th,  1853;  died 

1853. 

1620.  EllaD. ;  born  March  26th,  1860;  married 
llalph  Harvey,  December  24th,  1884  ;  liv- 
ing at  Cincinnatus,  in  1889 ;  one  child 
Blanche,  born  June  18th,  1886. 


The  Beckwiths. 


179 


lG20a.  Reiijainiiii;   boni  Mjircli  3l8t,   1867;   liv- 
ing nt  Ciiiciiiiiatus,  1S88. 
1620b.  Lyiuaii  G. ;  bom  A^u-il  23d,  1869;  living 


1621. 


at  Cinciniiatu.s,  18S1) 
Devillo  J, 


I.;  bom  March  l.oth,,  1862;  me- 
clianic  ;  married  Blanch  Brooks,  June  lOtb, 
1885:  bom  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Auirnst 


20tli,  1868:  li 


N.  Y.,  in 


11,  l>itjs;  living  Bingliamton, 
1880. 
1622.  Harmonious  V. 

1622a.  Nellie  J. ;  born  April  8th,  1865  ;  married 
Will  Smith,  January  Ist.  1889. 
Harmonious  V.  Beckwith,  1()22,  born  March  27th, 
I8r)8;  living  at   Cincinuatus   in   LS89  ;  married  Alice 
Council,  February  "-Mltli,  1885. 

162.'}.  Baby;  born  July  5th,  1889. 
Harmonious  Bcckwith,  1616. 

1624:.  Kittic;;    born    April    Sth,    1S65;    married 
Will  Smith,  Jan  1st,  1889. 

1625.  Benjaman  L. ;  born  March  31st,  1867;  liv- 

ing at  Cincinuatus,  1889. 

1626.  Luman  G. ;  born  April  2Nth,  1869;  living 

at  Cincinuatus,  issu. 
Joseph    Beckwith,   ()25,   bom    Lyme,    Conn.,    1700; 
died  August  i)th,  1764. 

1627.  Asa. 

Asa  Beckwith,  1627,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  about  1734. 

1628.  Cliauncey. 

162S).   Wolcot;  settled  in  N.  V. 
1630.  Reuben. 


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180 


The  Bechwiths. 


1630a.  Lois;  born  176."). 

1631.  Abigail;  bom  1750;  married  De  Wolf. 

1632.  Asa. 

1633.  Joseph. 

Cliaimcey  Beckwitli,  162.S,  born  Lyme,  Conn. ;  re- 
moved to  Bristol,  Conn,  and  died  there;  mari'ied  Jan- 
uary 27tL,  1780. 

1634.  Chanucey ;  born  Bristol ;  removed   to  Ak- 

ron, Ohio,  in  18S(S. 

1635.  John;  born    Bristol;  removed    to  Licking 
Co.,  Ohio,  1«24. 

1636.  Enos. 

1637.  Asa. 

1638.  Emaline;  married  Ives;  her  daughter  Ophe- 

lia was  living  at  Bri^'tol  in  1889. 

1639.  Aniy;  married;  her  daughter  Amanda  Car. 

ter,  living  at  So.  Euclid,  Ohio,  in  1889. 
Enos  Beckwitb,  1636,  born  l^ristol,  Conn. ;  removed 
to  Licking  Co.,  Ohio,  in   1824;  died  at  Mai'tinsburg, 
Ohio;   married   Clarissa  Hart,  June,   1822;   died    at 
Sycamore,  111. 

1640.  Chauncey  B, 

Chauncey  B.  Beckwitli,  1()40,  born  Martinsburg, 
Ohio;  died  at  Sycamore,  111.,  August  .'JOth,  1869; 
married  Mary  A.  Woolsey,  March  21,  1855,  born 
Austinsbuig',  Ohio,  May  13th,  1835. 

1641.  Clara;  married  Flannery  ;  living  at  Engle- 

wood,  111.,  in  1889. 

1642.  Anna;  born  1868;  died  1869. 

1643.  Thomas  Welsy. 


The  Bechciths. 


181 


Tliomas  Welsy  Beekwitli,  104^5,  Lorn  Noveniher 
IStli,  ISiu  ;  dentist,  at  Sterliiiu',  111.,  in  1889;  married 
ILittie  K.  Tracy,  November  .jth,  18S4,  born  S[)ring 
Held,  Mass.,  Angnst  2d,  1859. 

1644.  Clara  Tracy;  born  Angnst  oOtli,  188;'). 

1(345.  Mary  L.  ;  i).)rn  NovcmhIum'  22(1,  188(;. 

1()4(').  John  T.  ;  born  Septend)er  5tli,  1888. 
Asa  Beckwitli,  1087,  born  Bristol,  Conn.,  1789;  re- 
moved to  Ohio    in    1826;    married   Sarali   Barnes  of 
Bristol. 

1647.  Eli  r>. 

1648.  Hiram. 

1649.  Dewitt. 

1650.  Orlando;  l)()rnOhio;  died  ISiU,  of  disease 
contracted  in  the  II.  S.  Vol.  Service;  mar- 
ried Harriet  Wilson,  in  1854,  of  Zanesvilie. 

1651.  Charles  B. ;  born  in  Ohio;  died  in  1856. 

1652.  Sarah;    married  Georsre  Moore;  livino-  at 

Newark,  Ohio,  in  1859. 
Eli  Bartholomew  Beckwith,  1647,  boi-n  Bristol,  Feb- 
rnary  21st.  182:5;  died   Westminister,  Md.,  Jnne   22d, 
1881  ;  married  Sarah  A.  Howard,  at  Zanesvilie  ;  living 
at  Baltimore,  Md.,  1889. 

1658.  Ariana  ;  l)orn  Newark,  Ohio,  in  1858  ;  mar- 
ried Febrnary,  1888,  and  moved  to  Flag- 
staf,  Arizona,  in  1889. 

1654.  Frederick   M. ;    born     Baltimore,    IMd.,    in 

1855;  died  Zanesvilie,  Oliio,  in  1877. 

1655.  William  U.;  born  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1856; 


If 


182 


The  Bechoitks. 


niiiiTied  Marie  McCarthy  of  Chicago,  111. ; 
living  at  New  York  city  in  1881). 
10r)().   Ciiarle.s  IJarues;  horn  18G4;  died  1805. 

1057.  Ella  Cole  ;  born  Zanesville  in    18('».'{;  died 

1864. 

1058.  Alice;  born  18<')();  died  187;"). 

Roul)en  Beckwith,  1();5(),  liorn  Cloverache  on  the 
Hudson,  Novend^er  lOlli,  17(52;  died  near  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  married  ii)lizal)eth  Utley,  born  Cloverache  on  the 
Hudson,  October   lath,   17()8;  died  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

1659.  David. 

1660.  Wolcot;  born  December  81st,  1789;  died 

Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. 

1661.  Charlotte;  born  February  15th,  1791;  mar- 

ried Tallmadge  of  Blissfield,  Ohio. 

1662.  Polly;    born   June    19th,   1795;    married; 

and  died  in  Mich . 

1663.  Martha;    born    July    21.st,   1797;    married 
Saulslmry. 

1664.  Lemuel. 

1665.  Henry;  born  August  11th,  1799;  died  un- 

married. 

1666.  Betsy;  born  February  24th,  1804. 

1667.  Lucy;  born  May  11th,  1811. 

1668.  Nelson  ;  born  July  ;id,  1806  ;  died  in  Mich. 

1669.  Saxton. 

David  Beckwith,  1(>59,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  Feb- 
ruary 15tli,  1787;  died  at  Warrensville,  Ohio. 

1670.  David. 

1671.  Letta. 


The  JJecktvithn. 


18a 


Lciiiiu'l  T>('c'k\vitli,  1<'»04,  l)()ni  Wcstonvillo,  Oneida 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  A\m\  isth,  17'.)."'. ;  ivmoved  to  Tyaiitig, 
Ontario,  in  IS-'Jii  ;  niarnecl  Betsy  Hicks,  in  18()1.  born 
at  Rutland,  Vt.,  November  Stli,  \1\K\ ;  died  at  Cobden, 

ni. 

1072.  Martlia  A. ;  boni  February  ITtli,  1817; 
died  August  17th,  18t.\s. 

l()7a.  Mary;  ])oru  May  Utli,  1Sl>1  ;  married  II. 
B.  Barton,  September  li)tli,  18;Jl>;  living 
at  Grand  Kapids,  Mich.,  in  1881). 

1674.   George. 

1G75.  Sandt'ord  AV. ;  born  at  Ell  is)  )ui'gh,  Jefferson 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  17th  1S30  ;  pomologist ; 
living  at  Cobden,  III.,  in  188U  ;  married 
Mary  Swan,  February  14th,  1854,  boi-n 
■\\  jstonville,  N.  Y.,  November  3(Hli,  183U  ; 
no  children, 

1G70.  Joseph. 

1677.  Henry  N. 

1678.  Maremus. 

George  Beckwith,  1674,  born  N.  Y.  State,  May  18tli, 
1818;  resided  at  Tweed,  Ontario ;  married  J.  A.  Pro- 
vort,  in  184U,  born  Canada,  November  30th,  1816; 
living  at  Shannonsville,  Out.,  in  188t), 

1671>.  Marshall;  living  at  Cobden,  ill,  1889. 

1680.  Mallissa  A. 

1681.  Elizabetii  J. 

1682.  Uriah  Eldridge. 

1683.  John  P. 

John  Percival  Beckwith,  1683,  born  November  15th, 


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T/te  BeckioHhs. 


1849;  cumtign  \V(kmI- worker ;  living  at  Ciiicago,  111., 
in  1889  ;  nianicd  Kate  E.  ElK-iliart,  October  18th, 
1876,  born  at  Chicago,  HI.,  October  lltli,  1857. 

1084.   Anna  F.  ;  born  Jjine 'iUth,  1877. 

1685.  Ge<»rge;  b(»rn  August  16th,  1878. 

168r..   Henry  A.  ;  born  November  l.'Hh,  I87tf. 

1687.   Edward  J.  ;  born  October  2lHt,  1821. 

1(588.  Cliiirles  K.  ;  born  January  13th,  1883. 

1681).  Mary  E.  ;  born  May  25th,  1886. 
Josepii    Heekwith,   1676,  l)orn  Sidney,  Ont.,  June 
SOtli,  18;{L*;  living  at  London,  Ont.,  in  18,st>;  married  On- 
ana  nushnell,  I.s58,  born  in  England,  March  4th,  1841. 

16'.>0.  Jenelte  M. ;  born  l.'-dO;  married  and  living 
in  L«)ndon,  Ont.,  issi). 

16*.H.   Frank;  born  1S(>L>;  married. 

K.yj.  J.uei'.i;  born  isiu. 

16t>3.  Amelia;  born  1861>. 

16i)4.  Laura;  born  187*-*. 

1695.  FI(»rence;  born    1874. 

1696.  Dudley;  born  l.s77. 

Henry  Neinoii  Keckwitli,  l<t77,  born  Canada,  .lune 
20tli,  1S.'{5;  car|H'iiter  and  house  joiner;  living  at 
Selby,  Ont.,  in  1.SS9;  married  Flora  Eraser,  January 
lull,  l.sr.4,  born    Lansdale,  Ont.,  March  4th,  1841. 

1697.  Lewis;  born  October  I9th,  1864. 

1698.  L»fmuel  Ntdson  ;  born  February  22d,  1866. 
H*)99.   Ellen;  born  October  23d,  1807. 

1700.  Franklin;  born  November  4th,  1868. 

1701.  Christian;  born  October  7th,  1871. 

1702.  Norman  A. ;  born  October  29th,  1873. 


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196 


1702.  Malcolm  F. ;  born  June  20th,  1877. 

1703.  Sabra;  born  June  15th,  1879. 

Mareiuus  Beck  with,  1678,  born  at  Rome,  Oneida 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  Decem])er  25th,  1822;  gardener;  married 
Ahiriu  Wyman,  March  10th,  1849,  born  Ontario, 
Prince  Edward  Co..  Canada,  November  25th,  1823 ; 
living  Sharonville,  Ont.,  in  1889. 

1704.  Louisa;  born  August  10th,  1848. 

1705.  Betsy  J.;  born  June  14th,  1850. 

1706.  Maremus  B.;  born  March   Uth,  1852;  liv- 

ing Central  City,  Dakota,  in  1889. 

1707.  Millburn;  died  October  2d,  1857. 

1708.  Mar'.-^  A. ;  born  Ajnil  Uth,  1856. 

1709.  WaUtr  :■  ;  burn  September   15th,   1853; 
living  Cei. :ral  City,  Dakota,  in  1889. 

1710.  Ahiria  M. ;  born  May  Tith,  1858. 

1711.  Clmuiicey  W. ;  ],orn  January  12th,  1862; 

living  Central  City,  Dakota,  in  1889. 

1712.  Laura  J.;  boi-n  June  15th,  1864. 

Saxton  Beckwith,  1669,  ])orn  August  12th,  1801,  in 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  married  Sally  Burgess. 

1713.  Susan  ;  married  Main. 

1714.  Martha;  married  Dakin. 

1715.  Warden;  married  Sarah  Peck. 

1716.  Millisa;  married  Ellis. 

1717.  Lucy;  married  J.  McKimiey. 

1718.  Harriette  ;  married  Linderman. 

1719.  Henry. 

1720.  Daniel. 

1721.  Esquire. 
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The  Beckwitha. 


Henry  Beckwith,  1719,  born  in  1840;  removed  to 
Mansfield,  Ohio;  U.  S.  V.  S.,  1861-65 ;  married  J.  C. 
Guest,  September  loth,  1865. 

1722.  Bertram  11. ;  born  September,  1866. 

1723.  Charlie  E. ;  born  September  18th,  1875. 

1724.  Freddy  C. ;  born  January  26th,  1880. 
Daniel  Beckwith,  1 720,  born  Monroe,  Ohio ;  U.  S. 

V.  S.,  1861-65;  married  H.  Peck  in  1867. 

1725.  Inez. 

Esquire  Beckwith,  1721 ;  U.  S.  V.  S.,  1861-64. 

1726.  Levi. 

1727.  Eddie. 

1728.  Ernest. 

1729.  Florence. 

1730.  Eva. 

1731.  Jane. 

1732.  Chauncey. 

Asa  Beckwith,  1632,  born  in  N.  Y.  State;  settled 
in  N.  Y. 

1733.  Joseph. 

1734.  Ira. 

1735.  Polly. 

1736.  David. 

1737.  Patience. 

1738.  Eleanor. 

Jose[)h  Beckwith,  1633,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in 
1749;  died  1834;  married  Mrs.  Esther  W.  Wait 
nee  Daniels,  born  in  1765. 

1739.  Hepsibah;   born  1799;  married  F.  Cham- 
pion. 


The  Beckwitha. 


187 


1740.  Harriet;  born  1807;  married  J.  Ilayues. 

1741.  Richard  Beckvvith. 

Richard  Beckvvith,  1741,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  iu 
178<>;  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812-14;  married  Free- 
love  Smith ;  died  at  New  London,  Conn. 

1742.  Leonard. 

1743.  Amanda;  married  Crocker. 

1744.  Lucrissia;   married  Demison  of  New  Lon- 

don. 

1745.  Francis  D. 

Francis  D.  Beckwith,  1745,  born  AVaterford,  Conn., 
April  28th,  1810  ;  married  Nancy  A.  llowc,  Novem- 
ber 4th,  1832,  born  Delhi,  N.  Y.,  September  14th, 
1813. 

1740.  George  T. 

1747.  Tliomas  A. 

1748.  Jeannette  C. 

1749.  Horace. 

1750.  Anson  J. 

1751.  Nathan. 

1 752.  Orrin  Wolcott. 

Orrin  Wolcott  Beckwith,  1752,  born  Waterford, 
Conn.,  Febrnary  14th,  LS38;  stt-amboat  pilot;  married 
twice;  first  wife  was  Elhni  M.  Sistaii-e,  whom  lie  mar- 
ried Oct«)ber  30th,  18(30,  born  (xroton.  Conn.,  March 
1st,  1838;  married  2d,  Aluira  S.  Burrows,  born  March 
7th,  1835. 

1753.  Tressa  S. ;  married  Frank  Edgecomb,  Sep- 

tember 30th,  1883. 

1754.  Orrin  P. 


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TJie  Beekioitha. 


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1 755.  Lottie  II. ;  raairied  Wm.  H.  Trail,  March 
14tb,  1889. 
Elijah  Beckwith,  «82,  born  at  New  Loiulon,  171  (J; 
married  Joanna  Watrous. 
1750.  Elijah. 

1757.  Lydia;  born  October  23d,  1752. 

1758.  Joanna;  born  October  28d,  1752. 
1750.  Hezekiah  ;  l>orn  September  12tli,  1754. 
1700.  Stephen. 

1761.  George. 

1762.  Samuel. 

Elijah  Heckwith,  175(5,  born  New  London,  1750; 
died  1780;  married  Sally  Miller  of  Lyme,  Conn. 

176,1.  Joanna;  died  1828;  married  Sabin  K. 
Smith. 

1764.  A  daughter;  adopted  by  a  family  in  Ver- 

mont. 

1765.  Joseph  M. 

Joseph  M.  Beckwith,  1765,  born  Vermont,  177.'i ; 
carpenter;  died  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  1878;  married 
Sally  in  176<'),  his  cousin,  dauf^hter  of  Ezra  Beckwith 
of  Lyme,  Conn.;  she  died  at  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y., 
in  1846. 

17<>6.  Lydia  J.;  born  Lyme, Conn.,  February  4th, 
1807;  marrifcd  D.  Lessee,  February  10th, 
1828  ;  he  died  ;  married  2d,  Nathan  Noyes, 
Se})temlK'r  10th,  184t>;  she  was  living  at 
Marble  Rock,  Iowa,  in  1881);  children: 
Daniel  Lessee,  born  March  24th,  18.'U ; 
married  Laura  Cooper  of  Watertown,  N. 


The  Beckwiths. 


189 


Y.;   living  there   in    1889;   Hiram,    bom 
March  .'Ul,  18H4. 

1707.  Hiram;  born  Lymo.  Fobiuary  'i.Stli,  18<>!>; 
a  Haih>r ;  dinl  at  New  London,  AugJist 
2Utli,  18l>l). 

1708.  Alfred. 
170U.  Jeremiah. 

1770.  Elijah. 

Alfred  Beckwith,  17(?s,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  iSeptem- 
ber  2r)th,  1811  ;  fai'iner;  died  ;!t  Orleans,  JeflFerson 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  January,  1877;  niarried  Armenia  Wood  in 
IS.'J.'J,  born  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  February  11th, 
18ir>. 

1771.  Annie;  married  Hiram  Ellis;  living  Clay- 
ton, N.  Y.,  in  188l>. 

1772.  Harriette;  married  Peck;  living  at  Plessis, 

N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

1773.  Orion;    boin   Lyme,   Conn.,   March   20th, 

1851;  living  at  Otto  Lake,  Mich.,  in  1889; 
married  Sylvia  Turner. 

1774.  Hiram. 

Hiram  lieckwith,  1774,  l)oin  St.  Lawience  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  January  KUh,  18r)0;  farmer  ;it  LuFargeville,  N. 
Y.,  in  1889;  married  Dora  S.  Buskirk,  November  loth, 
1871;  born  at  Clayton,  N.  Y.,  December,  1.S49. 

1775.  Earl  N.;  born  M.-iich  4th,  is 75. 
177<).   Edith  M.;  born  September  loth,  1877. 
1777.  Grace  J.;  born  May  aist,  18S8. 

Jeremiah  Beckwith,  17()9,  born  Lyme,  C<»nn.,  No- 
vember 2.'Ul,   1814;   distiller   at  Cleveland,   Ohio,  in 


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l.H81>;  1st  wife,  Charlotte  JoneH;  married  2d  wife, 
August  14tli,  isf)!;  Imni  February  16tli,  18.'i8;  died 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  June  27th,  1.S72. 

1778.  Charles   (J.;   Ix.rn   Clayton,   N.  Y..    1851  ; 
died  at  Foi't  Miss<»ula,  Montana,  in  1883; 


iinniarruM 


177'.».  Lonon;  born  ('anada  AVest,  Febniary  20th, 
lsr»r);  married  John  A.  Uiggs,  March  12th, 
ISSC);  he  died  November  2d,  1887;  she 
was  living  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  ISSt);  one 
ehild  :  C'liailes  Howard,  born  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  September  17th,  1SS3. 

1780.  William  M. ;  carriage  painter;  living  at 
Denver,  Colo.,  in  18S<>;  married  Edith 
Cramer,  September  16th,  188(5. 

1781.  Edgar  J.  ;  machinist  at  Mtmtreal,  Canada, 
in  18S9  ;  unmarried. 

Jeremiah  Beckwitli,   1 7(»S>.  mariied  Ilarriette  Shel- 
den,  2d  wife. 

1782.  Shelden;  U.  S.  V.  S.;  killed  in  battle. 

1783.  Jenks;  farmer  in  Kansas. 

1784.  Augusta;  married  William    Kelly  of  Rod- 


man, 


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Elijah  Heekwith,  1770.  born  March  20th,  1817;  liv- 
ing at  La  Fargeville,  N.  V.;  marrieil  twice;  1st  wife, 
Betsy  Hinds;  by  his   2<1    wife,  Pheodore    E.   Shelden, 


)orn 


1 
child 


October    7th,     182»»,     lie    had    the    followinir 


ren 


1785.  Mary  L.  ;  born  April  20th,  1840;  married 


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The  Jiecktoiths. 


101 


Layfelt;  living  at  Marble  Rock,  Iowa,  in 
18!S}>. 
17St).  Ellen   E.;   born  July   r>tli,    1855;  niarrieil 
Lew  Leach;  living  at  Perch  Kiver,  N.  Y., 
in  1889. 

1787.  Martha  L.;  born  Septenil)er  6th,  1843. 

1788.  Charles  R. ;  born  September  13th,  184"J. 
1781>.  (Jilbert;  born  July  2lM,  1846. 

171)0.  Norman  K.  ;  born  April  Uth,  185'2. 

1791.  Willanl   C;  born   September  27tli,  1848; 

farmer  at  Ijji  Fargeville,  1889. 

1792.  Alvin  W.;  born  April  Uth,  1852;  married 

Georgiana  Drury. 
Ste[)hen  Heckwith,  (540,  born   Lyme,  Conn.,  August 
Idtli,  1709;  died  at  Hartford,  178S;  ensign  of  Train 
B.ind  of  Hartford;  lu'  married  Hannah  Newton,  May 
17tii,  1742;  died  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  May  Hith,  1746. 

179.*J.  Cyrus  G. ;  born  October  18th,  1743;  cap- 
tain 2d  Reg.  N.  Y.  Line  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army. 

1794.  Jerusha;  born  May  16th,  1746. 

Stephen  Beckwith,  640,  married  Jerusha  VVatrous, 
December  16th,  1747;  born  17o0;  died  1796. 

1795.  Jeysie. 

1796.  Jerusha. 

1797.  Azubah  ;  married  Jessie  Peck. 

Jeysie  Beckwith,  1795,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1753, 
then  "Chesterfield  Society;"  served  in  the  ('ontinental 
Army;  died  1840;  married  Esther  Sujith  of  Montville; 
died  1838  at  Lyme,  Conn. 


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77ie  lieckwitha. 


175>8.  Hdtsy;  died  uiiiiiaiTiud, 

17\)\).  Elijjdi. 

1800.  Nut  h  an. 

1801    Ezni;  born  Lynus  removed  to  lUooniHeld; 

died    in    Wis.;   nmrned    Piirnol    Crune   of 

Koeliester,  N.  Y. 
1802.  Sylvanus. 
180a.  Natlianiel. 

1804.  Jeysie. 

1805.  Israel. 

Sylvanus  Beckwitli,  1802,  1)oin  Lyme,  Conn.,  Feb- 
ruary 14tli,  1787;  removed  to  l^loomlield,  N.  Y.;  died 
Cassopolis,  Mich.,  February  24tli,  182ii;  married  Lydiu 
H.  Goold,  February  12th,  1801);  liorn  Lyme,  Conn., 
November  2.'kb  17i>2;  died  at  Dawagiac,  Mich.,  Sep- 
tember 15th,  1875. 

1800.  Hattie;  living  at  Dawagiac,  Mich.,  in  188t>. 

1806a.  ;  mairied   James  Sullivan;   living 

Dawagiac,  Midi.,  in  1889. 

1807.  Walter. 

Walter  G.  Beckwith,  1807,  born  at  West  Bloomfield, 
N.  Y.,  January  8tli,  1810;  died  at  Cassopolis,  Mich.; 
married  Eliza  A.  Lee,  May  22d,  18.'5S;  born  at  Bloom- 
field,  December  2d,  1811. 

1808.  Frank  L. 

1809.  Edwin  N. 

Frank  L.  Beckwith,  1808,  born  at  Cassopolis,  Mich., 
March  10th,  1844;  died  September  30th,  1876,  at 
Dawagiac,  Mich. 


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198 


1810.  Fred   L;  liviuj;  ut   Dawjigijic,   Mich.,   in 

18SS». 

1811.  E.  Blanch  ;  living  at  Duwagiac  in  1880. 
Kdwin  N.  Heckwith,  180'.»,  born  at  Caasopolin,  Oc- 
tober  !21st,    1S47;   farmer;  niarritMl    C.    L.   Sullivan, 
August  (»th,  18<)9 ;  born  Iloricon,  Wis.,  February  Ist, 
1850. 

1812.  Charles  G. ;  born  at  Dawagiac,  April  19th, 

1870. 
181, S.  Walter  G. ;  born  at   Dawagiae,  November 
20th,  1.S71. 
Nathaniel  Beckwith,  1803,  born  Lyme,  Conn.;  died 
at    Bloomfield ;    married    Clarissa  Guthrie,    in    1810; 
born  Mass. 

1814.  Watts. 
Watts  Beckwith,   1814,  born  at  Bloomfield,  June 
Sth,  1825;  living  at  Daytonia,  Fla.,  in    1885);  married 
A.  Gilkey,  November,  1869;  born  N.  IL,  in  1832. 
181,5.  Charles  Gilkey  ;  died  young. 
Jeysie  Beckwith,  1804,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  1790; 
died    1829;    married   Obiah   Rogers;    died  aged  00, 
March  3d,  1822. 

1816.  Laura;  married  Seth  Crocker. 

1817.  Azubah;  mairied  E.   Atwood,  and  moved 
to  Cal. ;  she  died  August  7tli,  1881. 

1818.  Henry  F. ;  living  at  Providence,  R.   I.,  in 

1880. 
Israel  Beckwith,  1805,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  May  2d, 
ir94;   died    September  21st,   1850;   married    Eunice 
Hilliard  in  1819;  died  May  28th,  1884. 
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The  Jicckioit/iK. 


lSli».   Kliplialot. 
182(».  Elian  II. 
Eliplialet  Heckvvith,  isljj,   l,oin   May    intli,    1821  ; 
(lied  January  d<>tli,  iSHtj;  iimiTicd  Saiali  A.  Unth1>ui'ii. 
IS'JI.  Alluut;   ])«»ni  April  stli,   IH;")!;    living  at 
Nonvicli,  Conn.,  in  i.SS'j;  not  nuirried. 

EliaH  II.  Ht'ckwith,  1820,  born  at  Norwich,  Conn., 
June  2.'Ul,  1SL*.'{;  mcrcliant;  married  M.  J.  Davis,  Jan- 
uary 4th,  1MJ52;  living  Norwich,  ('onn.,  in  18M>. 

1822.  William  W.;  born  at  Norwich,  June  2;{d, 

18(53;  married  Lillian  W.  Sears,  Ni»vember 
7th,  18<;o. 
Nathaniel   Heckwith,  6.'»'.>,  born   Lyme,  Conn.,  Janu- 
ary (5th,  1707. 

1823.  Niles. 

1824.  Jabez. 

NileH  Beckwith,  1823,  ])orn  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  17r)3; 
removed  toLtMupHter,  N.  II.  (Sullivan  County);  sohlier 
in  the  Continental  Army  ;  during  one  of  the  battles  he 
had  a  narrow  escape  —  "a  ball  cut  the  knot  of  Ins 
cravat;"  died  at  Unity,  N.  IL,  in  1821. 

1825.  Warren. 
182(3.  Byron. 

1827.  Bethuel. 

1828.  Lauren. 
182i).  Luciuda. 

1830.  Clarissa;  married  Caleb  Sales;  2dly,  married 
Holt;  their  children  were:  Louisa,  Kox- 
anna,  Oscar. 


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196 


ISJil.  IN)lly;  iimrriod  Ilodj^c  of  LoinpHtri* ;  oliil- 
(bvii:  Clu'stcr,  Ucullo. 

I.S.'12.   H»'tMy  ;  inMiriod  Mos«'h  Cooper  of  (ireonficM. 

1S3II.   Kstlicr  :  iimrrirtl  Kuller  of  Sutton. 

1S.'{4.   Nelson  :  (lied  younir. 
Warren  Heekwitli,  1S2.*».  Imumi  LemiHter,  N.  II.,  Au- 
gust  I'Oth,  177W;  farmer;  died  in  IH.'M;  nmrrie«l   Sta- 
tini  lleddinir,  Felmiarv    ir>lli,  l.suf);  l)orn  July   12tli, 
17nO;  died  Lenipster.  August  Utli,  l.S.'JU. 

1.S35.  Charles  G. 

18««i.  .losej)!.  W. 

l.S.'JT.  Lueinda;  l)orn  at  lienipster,  Oelolxr  lotli, 
is()!i;  died  ()etol)er  17tli.  1^50 ;  married 
Charles  Hignall  of  Aekwortli;  children ; 
Mary,  Henry,  Helen,  Mary,  Hattie   I*. 

18MS.  Harriett  C.  ;  horn  August  2(;th,  l.Sli» ;  died 
N<>vend)er  null,  18.S(»;  married  Ist,  J.  P. 
liignaii.  August  lltli,  is.'Jl*;  their  chil- 
dren :  Thomas  W.,  born  August  JJd,  1840; 
U.S.  Vol.  Serviei.,  l,S(n-4  ;' kilh'd  hattie 
of  (iettysl)urg  ;  Parmelia  S.,  born  Novem- 
ber Kith,  1843;  married  (Jeorge  B.  Alex- 
ander; living  Gilsum,  N.  H.,  lss!»;  Ln- 
sylva    A.,    born   June    1st.    iSM);  marrie<l 


Henry  Temple  ;  Charles  P.,   born  Nove 


ber  <tth,   18."">1  ;  liviM''    West   Swan 


H.,  1.S81>:  rnarrie* 


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after 


Higiiairs  dt'ath  she  married  Asa  E.  Howe, 
August  2(Uh,  is;{t»;  the  ehihiren  by  this 
2d   marriage  were:  Austin   L.,  born  July 


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The  BecJnolths. 


23(1,  185^  ;  George  C,  l)orn  May  3(1,  18G0; 
Johnny  A.  D..  bom  July  23(1.  1862. 

1839.  EHther  P.;  born  February  14th,  1825;  died 

April  4th,  1873  :  raairied  Jaiiie>ii  P.  R(»e(l ; 
children  :  Albert  H.,  Darwin  H.,  Edwin 
W.,  Abbie  A.,  Kdah  C. 

1840.  Sarah   A.;    born   March    7th.    1813;    died 

April  4th.  1874;  niamed  Chapin  Burt  of 

Hillsboro,  N.   II.:  children:   Sai'ah   Ann, 

Alwidda,  Milan,  Ilattie. 
1840a.  Iluldah  ;  born    August  lath,   1817;  died 

August  18th,  1.S17. 
1840b.  Statira;    born    August   3d,    1818;    died 

young. 

1841.  thoma.s  A. 

1842.  Silas  S. 

1842a.  Lucy   8.;   born    April    I'Jth.    1821  ;  died 
young. 
Charles  G.    Be(jkwith,  183.5,  born  July   Kith,  1805; 
married  Fanny  Badger;  born  at  Peterboro,  N.  H. 

1843.  John  AV. 

1844.  Nancy. 

1845.  Steplien  II. 

Joseph  VV.  Beckwith,  18.^0,  born  at  Lempster,  N. 
H.,  October  11th,  1807;  died  June  13th,  1872;  mar- 
ried five  times;  2d,  married  to  Pauline  Cunuuins  of 
Unity ;  5th,  married  to  Rebecca  Pierce,  November 
5th,  1IS59;  born  at  Hancock  in  180i»;  removed  to  Gil- 
sum,  N.  H.,  where  she  died;  1st,  married  Erminia  J. 
Buswell. 


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197 


lS4r>.  Edwai-a  S. 

1 847.  Emma  8. 

Joseph  W.  Beckwith,  1*n<^.,  8(1  wife,  Sarili  L.  P.il- 
iiicr  of  Hrailford,  N.  II. 

1848.  Kirk. 

1S41).  Fram-isA. :  l)oni  at  Weltoii,  October  2«ltli, 
1844. 
Josepli  W.  Beckwitii,  l.s.'ir.,  4tli  wife,  licliiKla  Brown 
of  Mt.  Vernon,  Mass. 

1850.  Henry  8. 

Henry  S,  Beekwitli,  l'^.■)0,  horn  at  Benninijton,  De- 
cember '2('»tli,  1S4U;  marrieil  Jennie  Welch,  Jannary 
20tb,  1875. 

1851.  Lena;  born  August  l'2th,  187<>. 

Thomas  A.  Beck  with,  1n41,  born  at  Lempster,  De- 
eem]>er  2S)th,  181 1  ;  marrieil  Ellen  Patterson. 

1852.  Martin  AV. 
185.'}.  Thomas  A. 

1854.  Silas  8. 

1855.  Ellen  M. 
185(5.  Emma  J. 

1857.  William  II. 

1 858.  Charles  F. 
1855>.  Edwin  \\. 
I8<)().  George  O. 
1801.  Frecbly  C. 

Silas  S.  Beckwith,  1812,  born  at  Lempster,  N.  IL, 
April  nth,  181C.  ;  removed  to  ClannKmt,  Dodge  Co., 
Minn.,  in  1850;  farmer;  living  there  in  188U  ;  married 


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Electa  Reed,  iVpril  Htli,  1840;  born  Ljingdon,  N.  II,, 
July  8th,  1 S 1 6. 

l.S()2.  Darwin  (). ;  born  Lempster,  N.  II.,  July 
l<;th,  1841  ;  died  I)ecenil)er  lUtli,  1H47. 

18G2si.  Amelia  Z.;  bt)rn  Lenipster,  N.  II.,  May 
4tli,  1844;  died  May  Otli,  1844. 

18G2b.  Ruth  L.;  born  Leinpster, N. H.,  D(!eember 
2;Ul,  I84r);  died  January  22d,  1847. 

1862e.  Ruth  N.  ;  born  Lenipster,  N.  H.,  October 
7th,  ls47;  married  J.  L.  Clark,  November 
18th,  1845;  living  llerrick,  Knox  Co., 
Neb.,  in  l.S8*.>;  he  was  a  ranchman;  their 
children:  Iness  C,  born  December  17th, 
18()<J;  Edwui  M.,  born  November  10th, 
1871  ;  Orrin  L.  and  AVai-ren,  twins,  born 
October  Dth,  bs74;  Elmer  A.,  born  Sep- 
tember 4th,  1877 ;  Elwood  L.,  born  April 
21st,  187l»;  Jennie  F.,  born  April  Uth, 
ISSl. 

1S63.  Edith  E. ;  l)orn  at  Ackworth,  December 
8th,  1851  ;  married  E.  A.  Cha[>man,  Sep- 
tember 8tli,  1872;  living  at  Philomath, 
Oregim,in  ISS'.);  their  children  are:  Welma 
E.,  born  August  11th,  1n73;  Athol  O., 
born  July  l.'Uli,  1875;  Leo  E.,  born  July 
i)th,  187i>;  Winnie  E.,  born  July  i;{th,l 884. 

18(54.  Cornelia  E. ;  born  at  Cliarlestown,  N.  H., 
Se})tember  11  th,  1850;  married  F.  G. 
('lark,  March  29th,  1S74;  living  at  Cor- 
vallis,  Oregon,  in  1881> ;  their  children  are: 


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199 


Meiton  F.,  born  May  26th,  1870;  Guy  A., 
born  August  17tli,  1880. 

18G5.  Jennie  F.;  born  at  Claremont,  Minn.,  July 
5th,  1800;  was  cashier  of  the  W.  U.  T. 
Co.,  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in  188i). 

18(50.  Albro  E. 

1 866a.  Panielia ;  mariied  Byron  Alexander ;  chil- 
dren :  Frank  E.,  Ilattie. 

1800b.  Abbie  A.;  married  Elmer  E.  Dodge;  one 
child :  Bertha. 

1807.  Ormond  W. 

Albro  E.  Beckvvith,  1860,  born  at  Lempster,  Janu- 
ary 5th,  1 850 ;  married  Clara  Pierce,  November  28th, 
1872;  born  July  20th,  185.S;  farmer;  living  at  Cheney, 
Dodge  Co.,  Minn.,  in  1881). 

1808.  Florence  E. ;  born  January  13th,  1874. 
180t).  MyraE.  ;  born  January  22d,  1870. 

1870.  Lauraette  B.  ;  born  September  20th,  1881. 

1871.  Leslie  May;  born  May  8d,  1884. 
Ormond  W.  Beckwith,  1867,  born   Lempster,  May 

1st,  1854;  mai-ried  Nellie  G.  Ryder,  October  28th, 
18s;{;  born  March  1 0th,  lS4r);  ranchman;  they  were 
living  at  Cornwallis,  Oregon,  in  1881). 

1872.  Frederick  A.  ;  born   February   14th,  1885; 

died  August  8tli,  1885. 
1872a.  Charles  A.;  born  July  15th,  1887. 
Byron  Beckwith,  182(>,  born  Lempster,  N.  II. ;  mar- 
ried Candace  Hurd,  daughter  of  Justin  Ilurd   of  East 
Iladdam,  June  4th,  180(5;  born  June   7th,  1781;  died 
January,  1S51). 


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1873.  Elvira;  born  in  1811;  died  in  183J);  mar- 
ried J.  Buckminister  of  Methuem,  Mass. 

1874.  Diana;  bora  1813;  died  1825. 

1875.  Harriette  S. ;  born  Lempster,  1815;  died 

1829. 
187G.  Emeline;     born     Unity,     1818;     married 
Spencer. 

1877.  Polly  E. 

1878.  John  Betliuel ;  born  at  Lempster. 
Bethuel  Beckwitli,  1827,  born  October  10th,  1783; 

died  at  Alstead,  January  17th,  1808  ;  married  twice; 
Ist  wife,  Betsy  Davis ;  died  Lempster  in  1801);  ?d 
wife,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife. 

1879.  Linus  Niles. 

1880.  Betsy  U;  born  August  12th,   1812;  mar- 

ried B.  Davis. 

1881.  Lucy  A.;  born  1814;  died  1872;  married 

D.  Tifft. 

1882.  Esther  M.;  born  182C);  died  1846. 

1883.  Margarette  ;  born  Alstead  in  1820;   mar- 
rie<l  O.  Ininan  of  R.  I. 

1884.  Amanda;  born  1828  ;  married  J.  Spaulding 
of  Wilsim  Co.,  AVis. 

1885.  Salmon  C. ;  born  at  Marlow,  July  1st,  181G. 

1886.  John. 

1887.  Ezra  N. 

Linus  Niles  Beckwith,  1870,  ])orn  at  Alstead,  N.  H., 
August  19th,  1811;  died  at  Alstead,  February  19th, 
1880:  married  1st  wife,  Eliza  A.  Davis,  October  16th, 
183r  n  Barry,  Mass.,  February  16th,  1816. 


The  Beckwiths. 


901 


1888.  Albert  D. 

1889.  Rarsom  E. 

1889a.  Addison;  living  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1889. 
1889b.  Addie. 
1889c.  Hattie. 

1890.  Henry  H. 

1891.  George    A. ;    born    Weston,    Vt.,  Januaiy 

22d,  184;?;  U.  S.  V.  S.,  1861-.5;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Fredericksburg ;  died  in  hos- 
pital, May  12th,  1864. 

1892.  Eliza  A. ;  born  at  Weston,  Vt.,  1845  ;  died 
at  Alstead,  180.5. 

1893.  Milan  N.  ;  born  August,  184S ;  U.  S.  V.  S., 

2d  Reg.  Vt.  Vol. ;  living  in  1 889,  at  Nashua, 
N.  H. ;  married  Ruth  E.  Dodge,  July  9th, 
1870. 

1 894.  Nelson  B. ;  born  at  Weston  ;  living  in  1889, 

at  Chester,  Penn.  ;  married  C.  Beebee, 
1850;  died  1875. 
Albert  D.  Beckwith,  1888,  born  Lempster,  February 
22d,  1837;  U.  a  V.  S.,  2d  Reg.  Vt.  Vol.,  1861-5; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Fredericksburg  ;  married  Amelia 
Lincoln,  October  15th,  1870;  living  Bellows  Falls, 
Vt.,  in  1889. 

1895.  Ernest  C. ;  born  at  Alstead  in  1872. 

1896.  Edna;  born  at  Alstead,  September    29th, 

1878. 
Ransom  E.  Beckwith,  born  at  Lempster  in  1838; 
died  at  Nashua  in  1878;  married  Lizzie  White. 

1897.  Lucania  ;  born  Florida  in  1876. 
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The  Beckwiths. 


III 


Henry  H.  Beckwith,  1890,  born  at  Marlow,  June 
20th,  1841  ;  contractor  and  builder;  married  Eliza  A. 
Townsend,  June  15th,  1S7-4;  born  at  Alstead,  May 
29th,  1850 ;  living  at  Keene,  N.  H.,  in  1889. 

1898.  Willard  H.;  born  October  14th,  1870. 

1899.  Ella  M.;  born  July  27th,  1880. 

Lauren  Beckwith,  1828,  born  at  Lenipster,  January 
13th,  1787;  farmer;  mari'ied  Sally  Button  of  Lenip- 
ster. 

1900.  Thomas. 

1901.  Gillraan. 

1902.  Byron. 

Jabez  Beckwith,  1824,  born  in  East  Haddam,  Conn., 
1768  ;  died  November  10th,  1871 ;  removed  to  Jilsum, 
N.  H.,  and  then  to  Lempster  ;  they  came  on  horseback 
through  a  wilderness  by  a  pathway  of  blazed  trees 
with  the  bed  and  l)edding  and  other  things  for  their 
log  cabin,  and  with  them  their  two-year-old  daughter 
Sally ;  they  drove  a  cow  along,  "  which  was  their  liv 
ing ; "  until  he  could  raise  his  o^^'n  corn  he  had  to  go 
to  Charlestown  for  his  grain  ;  surveyor,  county  clerk, 
State  representative  of  Sullivan  Co.  12  years,  and 
was  appointed  colonel  of  militia ;  married  Elizabeth 
Hurd  ;  born  East  Haddam,  Conn,,  in  1772;  died  Octo- 
ber 6th,  1849. 

1903.  Sally;  bom   Jilsum,    October   8th,    1799; 

married  Eli  Hull,  and  lived  at  Keene ;  she 
died  age  79. 

1904.  Diadiama ;  married  Asa  Way,  and  had  four 

sons  and  six  daughters. 


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203 


1 005.  Betsy ;  married  Erast  us  Newton  of  New- 
port, N.  H. ;  a  farmer;  had  three  sons,  all 
graduates  of  college,  and  were  lawyers 
practicing  at  Hanover,  N.  H.,  and  Burling- 
ton, Vt.  ;  one  daughter  who  lives  at  the 
old  homestead  at  Newport,  N.  H. 

1906.  Nathaniel. 

1907.  Jabez. 

1908.  Martin. 

Jabez  Beck  with,   1907,   married  Catherine  Putnam 
of  Charlestown,  N.  II. 

1909.  . 

1910.  Emeline  ;  married  at  Lowell,  Mass. 

1911.  Angeline;     married    Newton    of    Lowell, 

Mass. 

1912.  Mary  C. ;  married  Putnam  of  Lempster. 
Martin   Bt'ckwitli,    1908,   born   at  Lempster,  N.  H., 

April  28th,  1780;  died  May  27th,  18S1  ;  State  repre- 
sentative five  years,  a  democrat,  caf>tain  of  militia;  mar- 
ried Tirzah  Judd,  February  2Bth,  1808  ;  born  South 
Iladley,  Mass.,  February  26th,  1782;  died  September 
0th,  1 858 ;  he  was  a  v^ery  large  man,  and  "  on  muster 
day  in  full  uniform  and  i-iding  a  fine  horse  always  cre- 
ated a  seiisaticm;"  he  commanded  the  escort  when  Gov. 
Hill  was  inaugurated  and  went  to  Concord  ;  several 
years  before  his  death  he  l)ecam(!  blind,  and  walked 
the  streets  of  Lempster  alone  with  aid  of  his  cane,  and 
lived  to  be  one  hundred  and  one  years  of  age. 

1913.  Rev.  Iliram. 

1914.  Homer. 


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1015.  TirzahM.;  born  Jaiiuniy  22d,  1819;  died 
September  13th,  1858  ;  niai'ried  D.  J.  Burn- 
ham  of  Farniington,  Mass. 

1910.  Elizabeth;  born  February  7th,  1817;  died 
1881;  married  John  Phitt  of  Manchester, 
Me. 

1917.  Caroline;  born  July  l"2th,  1811  ;  living  at 

Lempster  in  1889;  unmarried. 

1918.  EdsonLeroy;  born  August  2 2d,  1813;  died 

August  2 2d,  1818. 
Rev.  Hiram  Beckvvith,  1913,  born  May  21st,  1809; 
minister  ;  married  Hannah  R.  Moore  of  Shelby,  N.  Y., 
September  8th,  1830  ;  living  at  Spring  Lake,  Mich.,  in 
1888. 

1919.  Andrew. 

1920.  Libby ;  married  Rev.  Mr.  Cross;  living  at 

Springfield,  111.,  in  1889. 

1921.  Ruth;  married  J.  B.  Hnncock,  October 
20th,  1881,  of  Grand  Haven,  Mich. 

1922.  Luez  ;  married  Morrison  ;  living  at  Chicago, 

111.,  in  1889. 
Andrew   Beckwith,  1919,  living   at   Spring   Lake, 
Mich.,  in  1889;  lumber  merchant. 

1923.  Hiram. 

Homer  Beckwith,  1914,  born  January  1st,  1813; 
married  Mary  Ann  Sutton,  November  1st,  1842;  born 
February  lotli,  1824. 

1924.  Edson  L. 

1925.  Martin  ;  born  June  24th,   1849  ;  removed 

to  Lempster ;  married  M.  Blake  of  Derby, 


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205 


Vt.,  November  15tli,  1877;  lu>ni  Septem- 
ber 8tli,  1850;  living  in   1888,  on  the  old 
homestead. 
Edson    Leroy   Heckwith,   11>24,  born   March   27tli, 
1848;  removed  to  Manchester ;  died  July  4tli,  186(5; 
married  Betsy  Cahill.  at  Boston,  September  (Uh,  1874  ; 
died  July  'Jyth,  187t>. 

1920.  ;  born  at  Boston,  April   17th,  1875; 

livine:  in  188!>,  on  the  old  homestead. 
Benjamin   Beckwith,    645,    born   at   New  London, 
Conn.,  January  l.'Uh,  1079. 

1927.  Phineas. 

Pliineas  Beckwith,  1027,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in 
1701;  married  Phiebe  Wait,  September  2l8t,  1734; 
died  October  28th,  1791. 

1928.  Phineas. 

1929.  Lois;  born  December  18th,  1735;  mariied 

M.  J\ar3ons  in  1704. 

1930.  Sarali ;  born  August  0th,   1738;  died   un- 

married in  1841. 

1931.  Eliza])eth;  born  August  12th,  1742;  died 

May  8th,  1708;  married  Sylvanus  Smith. 

1932.  Richard;  born  November  28th,  1739  ;  died 
June  10th,  1810;  married  Lucy  Griswoldj 
1st  wife  ;  2d,  married  Mary  Wood. 

1933.  Sarah;  born  July  28th,  1745;  died  1780; 
unmarried. 

1934.  Marvin;  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  Decend)er  16th, 

1740;  died  June  2l8t,  1815;  removed  to 
New  London;  lawyer;  married  Ist,  Patty 


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The  Bcckmth. 


Jones;  died  March  5tli,  1804;  married  2d, 

H.    Saltonstal;    died    July    10th,    1808; 

married    .Sd,  Nancy   Farmer;    died   April 

nth,  1857. 

PhiiH^as  Beckwith,  1928,  ])orn  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in 

1735  ;  sailor  ;  enlisted  in  Rpvolutionery  Array  in  1777  ; 

sergeant  1777  ;  ensign  in  1781 ;  married  Huldah;  born 

1730. 

1935.  Lois;  born  UHtJ. 
193G.  Stephen. 
1937. . 

1938.  . 

1939.  , 

David  Beckwith,  007,  born  at  New  London,  Conn. ; 
settled  in  New  York  city,  N.  Y. ;  enlisted  in  Conti- 
nental Army  in  177<), 

1940.  Fannie;    married    Morgan    of    Westfield, 

Mass. 

1941.  Livonia;  married  Garretson. 

1942.  Eliza;  married  Carpenter. 

1943.  Sally. 

1944.  Richard  Bebee. 

Richard  Bebee  Beckwith,  1944,  born  New  York  city; 
removed  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1832;  ship  builder; 
married  Elizabeth  Coumer;  born  in  Wales. 

1945.  Henry  C. 

1946.  John;  U.  S.  V.  S.,  2d  Md.  Reg.,  participated 
in  twenty-two  engagements  ;  was  living  at 
National  Soldiers'  Home,  Virginia,  in  1889. 


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1947.  David  G. 

1948.  Horace. 

1949.  Mary;  married  Todd  of  Phila. 
Henry  C.  Beckwith,  1945. 

lt>50.  James;  living  at  Baltimore  in  1889. 

David  G.  Beckwith.  1947,  born  New  York  city;  re- 
moved to  Baltimore,  M<1.,  in  IS.'JO;  married  Mary  Ed- 
ijerton  of  Baltimore. 

1951.  Ida;  married  R.  Bradley. 

1952.  Molly;  married  L.  Benjamin  of  Md. 

1953.  EmmaS. ;  school  teacher;  living  at  Balti- 
more, Md.,  in  1889. 

1954.  Ella  V. 

1955.  Fannie. 

1956.  Thomas  R. 

Horace  Beckwith,  1 948,  born  New  York  city,  Janu- 
ary 5th,  1828;  removed  to  Baltimore,  Md.;  manied 
Margarette  Hayes,  October  Cth,  1861 ;  born  at  Ann 
Arundell  Co.,  Md.,  April  27th,  1840. 

1957.  Wm.    Franklin ;    living    Baltimore,    Md., 

1889;  unmarried. 

1958.  Mary  F. ;  unmarried. 
1958a.  Ida  E. ;  unmarried. 

1959.  Margarette  E. ;  unmarried. 

1960.  Roselle  E. ;  unmarried. 

1961.  Sarah  L.;  unmarried. 

1962.  Horace  J.;  died  August  2Gth,  1882. 

1963.  George  W. ;  living  Baltimore,  Md.,    1889; 

unmarried. 


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ltK)4.  CliHilcH   E. ;  liviiij,'   Bultiiiiore,  Md.,  1889; 

unmarried. 
lt)«;5.  Samiit!l  F. ;  living  Baltimore,   Md.,   1889; 

uuinarrii'd. 
1066.  Annie   V.;   living    Baltimore,  Md.,   1889; 

unmarried. 
10(57.  Ilicli.'ird  Burnnide;  horn  at  Baltimore,  Md., 
March  18th,  l8r>2  ;  canmaker;  living  there 
in  1880;  unmarried. 
Richard  Bebee  Beckwlth,  1944,  by  his  2d  marriage. 
196S.  Franklin;  living  in  Md.,* in  ISSO. 
10«»0.   Eliza;  married  TIub])ard  of  Md. 
Jonah  Beckwith,  587,  born  Conn.,  in  17U> ;  returned 
to  England  and  settled  in  London  and  dietl  there. 
1070.  Jonah. 
Jonah  Beckwith,  1070,  born  at  London   174G  ;  died 
there;  buried  in  Old  St.  Luke's  Church,  London. 

1971.  Joseph. 

Joseph  Beckwitii,  1071,  born  November  11th,  1776, 
at  St.  Mary's  Stairway,  London;  married  Jane  Pittard, 
June  '20th,  ISOO;  married  and  born  at  St.  Mary's,  Is- 
lington, London. 

1972.  Joseph;  died  unmarried. 
197.'{.  Mary  A. ;  died  unmarried. 

ll»74.  Jane;  married  Mr.  Mollett,  and  is  now  liv- 
ing in  London. 

1975.  Henry;  living  at  Bedford  ave.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 

1076.  George. 
George  Beckwith,  1076,  born  September  6th,  1816, 


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jit  WiMeriieHs  Row,  London;  by  ( ice  u  pat  ion  a  clerk; 
ivmovt'd  to  lOrit',  l\'nn. ;  inairied  Mariann<>  Wiganian, 
Febrnaiy  4tli,  ls4r>;  horn  London,  Kni^land. 

1977.  Thomas  I).;  horn  at  Kric,  Pcnn.,  Noveml)er 

ir»tli,  1.S4('>. 
197S.  J.  II«'nrv;  born  at  Hrooklyn,  N.  Y.,  March 

24th,  1S4«.>. 
1070.  Jane;    born  at  Rro(»klyn,  November  29th, 

IS;")!  ;  married  Cnzner. 
1070a.  Minnie;  l»orn  January '.MUh,  ISS'J;  married 

Smith. 
lOSO.   Polly;  born  September  26th,  1S54;  married 
Slater. 

1081.  Minnie;  born  Jannary  26th,  1852;  married 
Smith. 

1082.  George;    born    Brooklyn,  February    14th, 

lS5t>. 
10K8.  James  P.;  born  December  .'ilst,  1S65. 
David  Beekwith,  r)02a,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1742; 
removed  to  Geneseo,  Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1S29;  far- 
mer; enlisted  in  Continental  Army  1776-0,  Miller's 
Co.,  De  Voo8'  Reg.,  Mass.  Line;  wounded  during  the 
war;  died  at  Attiea,  N.  Y.,  in  18.'54;  married  Abigail, 
daughter  of  Capt.  Whiting;  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  in 
1757. 

1084.  Jonathan;  removed  to  Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y., 
and  died  there. 

1985.  William. 

1986.  David. 
1087.  Ferry  Green. 

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1088.  Warren. 

1989.  Richard;  died  uinnanied. 

1990.  Tolly;  l)(>rn   179:);  «lied  at    Bany  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  March,  1887;  married  Noah  J^owker. 

1991.  Hiildah;   born    \bO'l\   married    Brown    of 
Ohio. 

William  Beckwith,  1985,  born  at  Norwalk,  Conn., 
in  179G;  enlisted  AV'ar  of  1812,  in  Gale's  Co.;  died  at 
Merfork,  Brunson  Co.,  Ohio,  in  lN«il  ;  married  Anne 
Herriek  in  1819  ;  born  1798;  died  1883. 

1992.  Alonzo;  died  unmarried. 

1993.  Marian  ;  married  Dr.  Nelson  of  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich. 

1994.  William;  inventor. 

1995.  Dr.  David  H.  ;  M.  D. ;  born  1826,  in  Ohio; 
living  at  Cleveland.  Ohio,  in  1889. 

1996.  Dr.  Ephraim. 

1997.  Dr.  Seth  K. 

Dr.  Ephraim  Beckwith.  1996;  M.  D. ;  born  1830; 
settled  at  Columous,  Ohio;  married  Fannie  Forest. 

1998.  Dr.  Edwin  F. 

1999.  Whitney  C. ;    living   at    Detroit,  Mich.,  in 

1889  ;  lawyer;  married  M.  A.  Gaylord. 

2000.  Charles  P. ;  student  at  Ann  Arbor  in  1889. 
Dr.    Edwin    F.    Beckwith.   199s,    living   at   Munn, 

Mich.,  in  1889;  married  Kate  Burr. 

2001.  Alice. 

2002.  Baby. 

Dr.  Seth  R.  Beckwith,  1997;  M.  D. ;  mining  expert 


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aiul  speculator,  in  Ohio  an«l  Colo. ;  livingat  Elizabeth, 
N.  J.,  iu  1.S89. 

200n.  L.  C. :  living  at  Maiden  Lane,  N.   Y.,   in 
1889. 

2004.  Dr.   Tirt't :  living   at   Elizabeth,  N.   J.,  in 

1889. 
David  Heokwitli,  1980.  from  Attica,  N.  Y.,  removed 
to  Alexandei*,  N.  Y. :  married  Sybell  Hodges. 

2005.  8iisan ;  married  Smith ;  living  at  Kalama- 
zoo, Mic-h..  in  1888. 

200G.  Chaiu-ey. 

2007.  Fanny. 

2008.  Lenassa. 

2009.  William. 

2010.  Eliphalet. 

2011.  Elmira. 

2012.  .lohn. 
20i;5.   David. 

2014.  Mary  Ann. 

2015.  Dexter  T. 

Dexter   Till'inv    Beckwith.  2ul5,   born    at    Attica, 
Wyoming  C/O.,  N.  Y.,  in  182;*.:  farmer;  living  Wyom- 
ing Co.,  in  1888:  married  Sarah  A.  Wood,  March  9th, 
1848;  born  Attica.  N.  Y.,  Septembe-  18th.  1825. 
2<>1().  Clara  Louda:  born  August  2d,  1855. 

Perry  Beckwith,  lltsT.  born  at  IlartFonl,  Conn.,  in 
179(5;  enlisted  in  ll«'Voluti<>n:iry  Army  1814,  served  in 
(Irierson's  Co.,  Porters  lleg.,  New  York  Line;  died  at 
New  Lyme,  Ohio;  married  1st  wile,  Delia  Springster, 
in  1824  ;  born  Lyme,  Coon  :  died  New  Lyme,  Ohio. 


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2017.  Perry  G. 

Perry  Gi'eeii  Beckwitli,  2017. 

2018.  Dr.  Nelson ;  dentist  at  New  York  city  in 

1888. 

2019.  llalsey  P.;  living  in  Jefferson  Co.,  in  1888. 
Pei'i'v  Green  Beckwitli,  1W8 7,  married  2<1  wife,  Rock- 
well ;  born  Lyme,  Conn. ;  died  New  Lyme,  Ohio. 

2020.  Alvin. 

2021.  Edward  C. 

2022.  Ezra  M. 

2023.  Samnel  R. 
2023a.  Esther. 

2024.  Elijah, 

Elijah  Beokwith,  2024,  born  Lyme,  C<mn. ;  removed 
to  New  Lyme,  Ohio ;  married  Sarah  Partridge ;  born 
Gnstavns,  Ohi(>,  iMareli,  1800. 

2025.  Fanny  P. 
2020.  Joaiia. 

2027.  Sarah  V. 

2028.  William ;    living   at    Colebrook,    Ohio,   in 

1888. 

2029.  George    W. ;     living    West   Williamsfield, 

Ohio,  in  1888. 

2030.  Elijah  P. 

2031.  Alva  R. 

Alva  R.  Beckwitli,  2031,  born  at  New  Lyme,  Ashta- 
bula Co.,  Ohio,  July  14th,  1838  ;  merchant  there  in 
1889;  married  Joanna  Dodge,  December  18th,  1849; 
born  New  Lyme,  January  Tth,  1879. 


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20.'i2.  AltliaA.;  born  December  20tli,  1852. 

20.'}3.  Flora  A.;  born  September  Btli,  1858. 

20.'U.  Alva  A.,  Jr. ;  born  February  28tli,  1870. 
Warren  lieekwith,  1988,  born  Geneva,  Cayuga  Co., 
N.  Y.,  September  Gtli,  1799  ;  farmer  ;  removed  to  Kala- 
mazoo, Midi.,  in  180tj ;  diefl  there  April,  1 8(18  ;  married 
in  Attica,  N.Y.,  tt>  Mary  Tyrell  in  1824;  she  was  living 


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1889. 


at  Kalinazoo, 

2035.  Charles. 

2036.  Henry. 

20;57.  Phcebe  J.;  married  M.J.  McPoor;  living 
at  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  1889  ;  had  one  son, 
Arthur,  who  died  young. 

2038.  Helen;  married  Harry  Wells  of  Kalamazoo. 
Hon.  Charles   Beckwith,   2035,  born  at  Alexander, 

N.  Y.,  July  9th,  1825;  removed  to  Kalamazoo  with  his 
)>arents  in  183(5;  entered  Michigan  University  1845; 
graduated  1849;  studied  law  at  Holly  Springs,  Miss.; 
and  practiced  his  piofession  in  J5uffalo  from  1854  until 
1877;  was  then  ma(k^  judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of 
Buffalo,  and  finally  made  chief  judge,  was  living  in 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1889;  mari'ied  Tlarriet  Dodge,  May 
12tli,  1849. 

2039.  Mary  R 

2040.  Jessie  Lee. 

2041.  Fanny  L. 

Henry  Beckwith,  203(),  removed  to  Kalama/coo,  Mich.; 
farmer. 

2042.  Ray,  an  artist ;  living  at  Kalamazoo,  Mich., 

in  1889. 


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The  BecTcwiths. 


Benjamin  Beckwith,  591. 

2048.  Alonzo  S. 
Alonzo  S.  Beckwitli,  2043,  born  at  Hai'tford,  Conn.; 
moved  to  Providence,  R  I.,  in  early  married  life,  and 
returning  to  Hartford,  tliei'e  engaged  in  financial  oper- 
ations, and  was  a  [)rominent  business  man  of  tliat 
place ;  married  Laura  Moseley  Clark  of  Hartford. 
2«)44.  William  C. 

2045.  Laura  C. 

2046.  Charles. 

2047.  Henry  Clark;  died  August,  1883  ;  married 

Clara  Bi'ovvnell,  niece  of  Bisbop  Brownell 
of  Hartford,  Conn. 

2048.  Chai'lotte  G. ;  married  Daniel  R.  Crouse  of 

Utica,  N.  Y. 

William  Clark  Beckwitli,  2044,  M.  D. ;  died  October 
7tb,  1868  ;  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Dr.  Leprelette 
S.  Miller.  Dr.  l^eckwith  practiced  medicine  in  Rod 
ester,  N.  Y.,  from  1851-55  ;  then  removed  to  Provi 
dence,  R.  L  ;  entered  into  partnership  with  his  father 
in-law,  Dr.  Miller,  and  was  living  there  in  188t>. 

2049.  William  L. 

2050.  Walter;  died  young. 

William  L.  Beckwitli,  -2049;  living  at  Providence, 
R  L,  in  1889;  mairied  Emily  Jones  ;  died  July  1st, 
1887. 

2051.  Lorania  C. ;  born  April  otli,  1887. 

Charles  Beckwiili,  2046;  died  October,  1884;  1st 
wife  married,  Kate  Seymour. 


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2052.  Kate ;  married   Strickland  ;    living   at  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  in  1889. 
Charles  Beckwith,  -'04(5  ;  m.arriod  2d,  Hannah  Boyd 
Miller,   granddaughter   of    Dr.    Natluiniel   Miller   of 
Franklin,  Mass. 
2058.  Charles. 

2054.  Charlotte. 

2055.  Richard. 

Josiah  Beckwith,   5'.>1,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1742; 
married  Mehetible  Parsons. 

2056.  Andrew. 
2056a.  Joel. 
2056b.  Joshua. 

2057.  Richard  P. 

2057a.  Mehitalde  ;  b.  Lyme  ;  ni.  Nathan  Tinker, 
February  17th,  1780  ;  he  died  April,  1792  ; 
children :  Laurana,  born  August  24th, 
1780;  Allen,  born  December  30th,  1781; 
Elizabeth,  born  July  18th,  1783  ;  Jonathan, 
born  June  14th,  1785;  Anna,  born  June 
31st,  1788  ;  Mary,  ])orn  l)e('endjer3d,  1790; 
Nathan,  born  Se[)teniber  30th,  1792  ;  mar- 
ried Eunice  Wade. 
Andrew  Beckwith,  2056,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1767  ; 

removed  to  Alstead,  and  had  nine  children  ;  married 

Catherine  Shouler. 

2058.  Benjamin  B. 

2059.  Simon  Brooks  ;  born  at  Alstead  ;  removed 

to   Ticonderoga ;    married    Livonia  Dart  ; 
born  January  26th,  1780. 


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Benjami!..  Brooks  Beckwitli,  2058,  born  at  Alstead, 
June  10th,  17.S0  ;  died  July  lOtli,  1881  ;  married  Jo- 
anna Cliapin  ;  died  at  Alstead,  February  lOtli,  1856. 

2060.  Alfred. 

2061.  Olinda ;  born  May  8th,   1810 ;  married  B. 

M.  Metcalf,  June  9th,  1835. 

2062.  Oliver  ;  born  at  AValpole,  April  11th,  1816. 

2063.  liizpah  ;  ]>oi'u  at  Hillboro,  April  25th,  1821. 

2064.  Silas;  born  November  Ist,  1818;  married 

and  removed  to  Califoi"niu  in  1888. 

2065.  Edna;  born  May  6th,   1820;   removed  to 

Salt  Lake  City ;  married  J.  H.  A.  Young ; 

and  became  a  Mormon. 
Richard  P.   Beckwith,  2057,  born  at  New  London, 
Conn,   1776;   died   at   Lyme,    Conn.;  married  Mary 
Phillips  in  1796  ;  born  and  died  in  L3Mne. 

2066.  Abel ;  settled  at  Hamburg,  Conn. 

2067.  Joel ;  his  descendants  were  living  at  Lyme, 

Conn. ;  died  Chatham,  N.  Y.,  in  1886. 

2068.  Richard  ;  died  at  Sag  Harbor. 

2069.  Josiah. 

2070.  John  S.  ;  living  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in   1889. 

2071.  Andrew. 

Andrew  Beckwith,  2071,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1797; 
died  Alt^do,  III.,  August  3 ist,  1872;  married  Nancy 
J.Hudson,  March  29th,  1820;  born  Lyme,  1799;  died 
1871. 

2072.  Seth  Lee. 

2073.  John  B. 


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2074.  Richard  E. 

2075.  William  H. 

2076.  Alfred  P.;  living  at  Lyme  in  1889. 

2077.  Louisa ;  married  Daniels  of  HriHem,  N.  Y. 

2078.  Mary  L. ;  married  Lord  of  Hamburg,  Conn. 

2079.  Sarah  E. ;  married  Robbins. 

2080.  Harriet*  0  C. ;  married  S.  C.  Amberson ;  liv- 

ing at  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  in  1889. 

2081.  Angelina;  living  at  Hamburg,    Conn.,   in 

1889. 

2082.  Ann  Maria. 

Seth  Lee  Beckwitli,  2072,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in 
1820  ;  sea  captain  ;  retired  from  sea  life  and  entered 
into  the  boat-building  business,  and  was  living  at  San 
Francisco  in  1889  ;  married  Abbey  Jane  Le  Pard,  May 
24th,  1846 ;  born  at  New  London,  Conn.,  November 
9th,  1820. 

2083.  Ida  Jane  ;  born  February  2d,  1857  ;  mar- 
ried J.  McFarland ;  living  at  San  Fi-an- 
cisco,  Cal. 

2084.  George  Lee  ;  born  January  14th,  1856. 

2085.  Frederick  A.  ;  born  November  1st,  1859  ; 

died  young. 

John  B.  Beckwitli,  2073,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  Decem- 
ber 18th,  1824;  was  in  the  grocery  business  at  Tulare, 
Cal.,  in  1889  ;  married  Jeiuiette  E.  Brown,  August 
5th,  1855;  ])orn  Lyme,  Conn.,  October  5th,  1832. 

2086.  Nellie  ;  born  at  Tulare,  Cal.,  March  28th, 

1857. 
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The  Bet'kwitha. 


2087.  Kate;  born  1860  ;  living  at  Tulare  in  1889. 
Richard   E.   Beckwith,   2074,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn., 

December  13th,  18'U;  merchant;  living  at  Fresno, 
Cal.,  m  1889  ;  married  Ellen  L.  Brown,  November  8th, 
1856;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  Aiu'il  8th,  1836. 

2088.  Alice  Rose  ;  born  June  14th,  18(53. 

2089.  (Trace  ;  born  March  5th,  1865. 

2090.  Eva  D. ;  born  June  25th,  1867. 

2091.  Frank;  born  January  15th,  1869. 

2092.  Edna  S. ;  born  September  3d,  1875. 
William  H.   Beckwith,   'J075,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn., 

April  27th,  1838;  living  in  Saybrook,  111.,  in  J  888; 
married  Lavinia  Cheney,  June  11th,  1863,  daughter 
of  Hon.  W.  H.  Cheney ;  born  Cheney's  Grove,  111., 
May  19th,  1844. 

2093.  W.  Cheney;  born  at  Saybrook,  111.,  March 

2d,  1867  ;   merchant   at   Chicago,    111.,  in 
1889;  unmarried. 
Stephen  Beckwith,  1760,  born  New  London,  Conn., 
September   22d,    1760;  died    in  New  York;  married 

York ;   born   Stonington,  Conn. ;  died  March, 

1863,  age  97  ;  daughter  of York,  w^ho  was  in 

the  Revolutionary  Army  and  at  the  Indian  Massacre 
of  Wyoming  Valley. 

2094.  George. 

2095.  Dan. 

2096.  Hiram  Jefferson. 

2097.  Sebaken. 

2098.  Hadley. 

2099.  Minor  York. 


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Dan  Beckwith,  2095,  born  Flushinu;,  Penii. ;  died 
Duiiville,  HI.  ;  deputy  U.  S.  surveyor;  founder  of  Dan- 
ville; was  colonel  of  the  Illinois  Mounted  Rangers  in 
Blackliawk  War ;  married  May  J.  Williams ;  born 
Franklin  Co.,  Penn. ;  died  Danville. 

2100.  Laura;  married  Mott ;  living  Chicago,  111., 

in  1889. 
2100a.  Malissa  ;  married  Lamon;  a(iaughter  May 
living  in  Danville,  111.,  in  1886. 

2101.  Hiram  W. 

Hiram  Williams  Beckwith,  'ilOl,  born  at  Danville, 
111.;  author  of  "  Historic  Notes  of  the  North-west  Ter- 
ritory," and  other  local  historical  and  aboriginal  works; 
])racticing  law  at  Danville  in  1889;  married  Emily 
Reed er,  March  24th,  1857;  born  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y., 
September  19th,  1882. 

2102.  Clarence  H.;  born  at  Danville,  June  .'30th, 

1869. 

2103.  Will. 

AVill  H.  Beckwith,  2103,  lawyer;  born  at  Danville, 
March  1st,  185.S  ;  married  Lynne  Williams,  December 
3d,  1884;  born  April  22d,  1862 ;  living  at  Danville  in 
1889. 

2104.  Sella  G.;  born  Sei)tember  Gth,  1885. 

2105.  Dan  Williams;  born  December  25th,  1886. 
Minor  York  Beckwith,  2099,  born  New  York,  1798; 

moved  to  Michigan  in  183(5,  where  he  died  in   1854; 

married Edwards  in   1824;  boi'n   about   1800 

in  Massachusetts ;  her  father  was  in  the  Revolutionary 
Army,  participating  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 


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21  OH.  Mary  Eugene. 

2107.  Mortijiiore  EdwardH. 

Mortimore  Edwards  Beckwitli,  2107,  born  AVayne 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  l<S2f);  learned  the  ship-carpenter's  trade  in 
Milwaukie,  Wis. ;  worked  at  that  business  until  1878; 
was  in  business  for  himself  in  Racine  from  1850  to 
18G0;  in  Grand  Haven,  Mich.,  from  18()0  to  1873;  in 
1873  he  was  in  Duluth,  building  dredges  for  the  N.  P. 
E,.  R.  Co.;  in  1881  he  entered  business  in  La  Cione, 
Wis.,  as  a  commission  agent  and  dealer  in  second-hand 
goods;  he  married  twice;  his  first  wife  was  Helen 
Bonman  of  Kacine,  Wis.  ;  she  died  in  1872,  leaving 
eight  children ;  his  second  wife  was  Julia  E.  Selby, 
who  was  born  at  Blue  Earth,  Wis. 

2108.  Harriet. 

2109.  Eugenia. 

2110.  Evangeline. 

2111.  Ella. 

2112.  Clarebell. 

2113.  Frank;  living  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1889. 

2114.  Fred  W. ;  merchant  at  Sioux  Falls,  Iowa,  in 

1889. 
Nathaniel  Beckwitli,  190G,  born  Lempster,  N.  H. ; 
married  Eunice  Parkhurst ;  they  died  within  one  week 
of  each  other  at  Unity,  N.  H.,  in  1830. 

2115.  Lawson  ;    his   children  were   living  at  or 

near  Longmont,  Colo.,  in  1886. 

2116.  George. 

2117.  Oscar. 

2118.  Aira;  married  C.  A.  Moore,  Rutland,  Vt. ; 


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221 


children  :  C.  A.  Moore,  Rutlaiul,  Vt. ;  Geo. 
C.  Moore,  WeathersHohl  Bow,  Vt. ;  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Butler  and  Mrs.  Hiram  Parkei",  Lemp- 
ster,  N.  H. 

2119.  Lucy. 

2120.  Eunice. 

2121.  . 

2122.  . 

2123.  Hansom  P. 
Oscar  Beckvvith,  2117. 

212-4.  Helen;    married  Kent;    living  at  Eldora, 

Iowa,  in  1889. 

Ransom  Parkliurst  Beckwitli,  2123,  born  Unitj,  N. 

H.,  about  1817;  resided  at  Lempstei-,  N.  H. ;  married 

Emily  L.  Parker,  May  13tli,  1849  ;  born  Gosben,  N.  H., 

July  2d,  1827. 

2125.  Hira  Ransom;  living  at  Claremont,  N.  H., 

in  1889. 

2126.  Walter  P. 

Walter  Packer  Beckwitli,  2126,  born  Lempster,  N. 
II.,  August  27th,  1850 ;  superintendent  of  schools  at 
Adams,  Mass.,  in  1 889 ;  married  Mary  L.  Sayles,  Decem- 
ber 23d,  1879;  born  Adams,  Mass.,  April  26th,  1856. 

2127.  Francis  Sayles;  born  August  Uth,  1881. 
Clark  Beckwith,  1016,  born  Conn.,  August  6th,  1810; 

moved  to  Cairo,  N.  Y. ;  married  Eliza  Curtis,  April  20th, 
1833;  born  February  25th,  1813. 

2128.  Celestia ;  married  Hyde ;  living  N.  Y.  city 

in  1889. 


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2129.  Eugenia;  married  H.  Bogardiis;  living  Cox- 

sackie,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 
21.'}0.  Janet. 
2i;n.  Devillo. 
2132.  Calvin. 
2183.  Zanoni. 

Zan(>ni  Beckwith,  2133,  born  Cairo,  N.  Y.,  Novem- 
ber lOtli,  1842  ;  liotel  pro[)rietor  and  insurance  broker 
at  Cairo  in  188t>;  married  Adel  Stewart,  November 
()th,  18158;  born  Cairo,  February  -'8tli,  18  44. 

2134.  Maude;  born  April  18th,  1871. 

Natlum  Beckwith,  033,  born  Lyme,  C(mn.,  in  1718; 
moved  to  New  York. 

2135.  Ransom. 

21 30.  Joseph. 

2137.  Elijah. 

Ransom  Beckwith,  2135,  born  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y., 
August  1 2th,  1747;  married  Abadiah  Putnam ;  born 
in  Mass. 

2138.  Ransom. 

2139.  Ethan;  born  in  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y.,  1793; 

died  tliere,  April  25th,  1850. 

2140.  Son ;    whose   descemhints   were   living   in 
Herkimer  Co.  in  1889. 

2141.  Volney. 

Ransom  Beckwith,  2138,  born  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y., 
October  25th,  1791  ;  died  in  Nebraska  ;  mairied  Anna 
Perkins,  April  25th,  1812;  born  Lake  George,  N.  Y., 
July  11th,  1798;  living  in  1887. 


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iiig   m 

.  N.  Y., 

d  Anna 

,  N.  Y., 

2142.  Delight;    born   July   12tli,    ISl;};   ninrried 

Israel  Burts,  January  P.ttli,  1M42,  of  Sart- 
well  Creek,  Potter  Co.,  Penn. 

2143.  Jabez  C. ;  born  July  31st,  1815;  married 

Anna    M.    Landiuburge,    November  18tb, 
1833. 

2144.  Ransom;  born  l)eeeml)er  7th,  1817;  living 

at  Smeethsj)ort,    jSIc Keens   Co.,  Penii.,  in 
1888  ;  married  Elizabeth  Landinbui'ge. 

2145.  Samuel  P. 

2146.  Simion  ;    born    May    (Uh,    1822;    married 

Elizabeth  Palmer,  May  6th,  1844. 

2147.  Jolin  L. ;  born  June  20th,    1824;  married 

Lucinda  Harwood,  June  l.st,  1844. 

2148.  Asher  M.  ;  born  September  17th,  1825);  U. 

S.  V.   S.,  1861-5  ;    wounded  at    battle  of 
Gettysburg ;  died  in  hospital. 

2149.  Mary  C. ;  born  February  18th,  1827. 

2150.  Thankful;  born  December  15th,  182b. 

2151.  Olive  L.;  born  Aju-il  12th,  1834. 

2152.  Joel  B.  ;  born  November  27th,  1831. 

2153.  Nathaniel;  born  August  12th,  1836. 

2154.  Daniel  C. ;  boru  May  1st,  1841. 

Samuel  P.  Beekwith,  2145,  born  Januaiy  27th, 
1820  ;  farmer.  Farmers  Valley,  Penn,,  in  1888  ;  mari'ied 
Rebecca  Robbins,  December  4th,  1841. 

2155.  Mary  Ann;  born   Septend)er  20tli,    1845; 
married  R.  Ellis,  February  23d,  1867. 

2156.  Charles    H. ;    born    February    22d,    1852; 

married  Ella  Day,  November  22d,    1872. 


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224 


The  Berkiciths. 


m 


2157.  Fannie;  born  February  otli,  1853  ;  married 

L.  Steinbauer,  February-  28d,  1876. 

2158.  Henrietta;  born  February  5th,  1853;  mar- 

ried J.  StuU,  February  '23d,  1876. 

2159.  Juliette;  born  December  11th,  1855;  mar- 
ried H.  Resler,  February  23d,  1876. 

2160.  Westley;  born  November  23d,  1857;  mar- 
ried Martha  Coraghan,  May  1st,  1883. 

2161.  Rebecca  J.;  born  May  12th,  1860  ;  married 

B.  Stull,  October  27th,  1882. 

2162.  Elmer  E. ;  born   May  8th,  1862;  married 

Minnie  Thomas.  October  22d,  1886. 

2163.  Mystie  A. ;  born  October  22d,  1867  ;  mar- 
ried M.  F.  AVriirht,  October  20th,  1886. 

Volney  Beckwith,  2141,  born  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y., 
February  1st,  1814;  removed  t«>  Ottawa,  111.;  carpen- 
ter and  builder ;  living  at  Harding,  111.,  and  died  at 
Ottawa,  111.,  April  23d,  1861 :  married  Mary  A.  Piper, 
January  23d,  1833  ;  born  Herkimer  Co.,  November 
5th,  1816;  died  Ottawa.  111.,  Noveml)er  22d,  1865. 

2164.  Edwin  Buckingham;  born  Herkimer  Co., 
N.  Y,,  December  2.')d,  1834;  removed  to 
Harding,  111.;  married  E.  Kauffelt,  Febru 
ary  25th,  1855;  living  Marseilles,  111.,  in 
1889. 

2165.  Daniel. 

^      2166.  Manly  V.;  born  October  24th,  1843;  died 
at  Ottawa.  111.,  September  29th.  1858. 
2166a.  Morgan  A.;  bi.rn  April  17th,  1845;  died 
August  14th,  1846. 


The  Beehoiths.  225 

2166b.  Man-  P.  :  born  April  80th,  1847. 

2167.  Andrew  D.  :  born  July   11th,   1848;  died 

August  23d,  1848. 

2168.  Morgana;  died  August  14th,  1846. 

2169.  Mary  P.  ;  born  April  30th,  1847;  married 
J.  M.  Kagy  of  Ottawa,  111.,  September 
19th,  1865  ;  he  died  ;  she  was  living  Boze- 
man,  ]Montana,  in  1889. 

Dan  Beckwith,  2165,  born  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Oc- 
tober 27th,  1836,  on  the  ground  of  the  great  Indian 
massacre;  U.S.  Vol.  Service  1861-4;  carpenter  and 
builder ;  married  Rachel  Josephine  Ford,  July  5th, 
1854;  born  Lowell,  Mass.,  October  5th,  1838. 

2170.  Jessie  Fremont;  born  October  9th,  1856; 
married  Thom.  ~  F.  Robinson,  at  Ottawa, 
111.,  May  20th.  1 .79;  he  died  at  Ottawa,  111., 
May  31st,  lsS4;  their  children  are :  Jessie 
L.,  born  at  Springfield,  111.,  October  12th, 
1880 ;  Voluey  A.,  born  Springfield,  111., 
March  14th,  1882;  Thomas  F.,  born  at 
Denver,  Colo.,  Fel»ruary  4tli,  1883  ;  Charles 
W.,  born  Denver,  Colo.,  February  4th, 
1883  ;  Albert  Roy,  born  Ottawa,  111,  Au- 
gust 22d,  1884. 

2171.  Charles  Sumner:  born  Ottawa,  December 

31st,  1858  ;  married  at  Ottawa  to  Jessie 
Rowe,  October  17th.  1882. 

2172.  Clara  Bell:  born  Ottaw.-,  May  llth,  1862; 
died  September  3(Hh,  1862. 


m 


2173 


Mabel 
29 


Adelia:    born    Ottawa,    III,   May 


226 


The  Beckwiths. 


lltli,    1862;    living   at    Chicago,    111.,   in 
1889. 
Elisha  Beckwith,  1359,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  October 
12tli,  1738  ;  removed  to  New  London,  Conn. 

2174.  Ezra. 

2175.  Samuel. 

Ezra  Beckwith,  2174,  born  Lyme,  Conn. ;  sea  cap- 
tain ;  was  drowned  at  sea  in  1820  ;  married  twice  ;  1st 
wife,  Naomi  Haynes. 

2176.  Sally  ;  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  July  16th,  1786  ; 
died  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  January  5th, 
1849  ;  married  Joseph  M.  Beckwith,  No. 
1765. 

2177.  Jeremiah. 

Jeremiah  Beckwith,  2177,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1790; 
died  Rome,  Ashtabula  Co.,  Ohio ;  married  Esther ; 
born  Lyme,  Conn.,  December  9th,  1810;  died  Rome, 
Ohio. 

2178.  Mary  Ann. 

2179.  PriscillaF. 

2180.  Polly  M. 

2181.  Josiah  M. 

2182.  Ezra  G. 

Josiah  M.  Beckwith,  2181,  born  New  Lyme,  Ohio, 

July  20th,  1814;  married Harrington,  October 

10th,  1843;  born  Girard,  Penn.,  May  7th,  1825. 

2183.  Franklin  G. 

2184.  Elisha  J. 

Elisha  J.  Beckwitli,  2184,  boi-n  Rome,  Ohio,  August 
4th,  1849 ;  carriage-maker.  South  Lyme,  Ohio,  in  1889; 


The  Beckwitlis. 


227 


married  Smith,  May  12fch,  1S71 ;  born  Colebrook,  Octo- 
ber 80th,  1852. 

2185.  Jerry  M. ;  born  July  4th,  1886. 

Ezra  G.  Beckwith,  2182,  born  New  Lyme,  Ohio  ;  re- 
mov^ed  to  Plattsville,  Wis.  ;  married  Gertrude  Brock- 
away,  December  23d,  1855 ;  born  Orangeville,  Ohio, 
March  4th,  1846. 

2186.  Harry  G.  ;  born  Plattsville,  November  4th, 

1867  ;  living  there  in  1889. 

2187.  Clara;    born   Plattsville,    November    4th, 

1867  ;  living  there  in  1889. 

2188.  Priscilla. 

2189.  Mariah. 

2190.  Mary. 

2191.  Kate. 

Ezra  Beckwith,  2174,  by  his  second  wife,  Clarissa 
Mack;  they  moved  to  Niantic,  Conn. ;  he  had  the  fol- 
lowing children  : 

2192.  Elislia. 
2198.  Ezra. 

2194.  Anson. 

2195.  Albert. 

2196.  Noma. 

2197.  Clarissa. 

2198.  Austin. 

2199.  Phcebe. 

2200.  Freelove. 

2201.  Nancy ;  born  1816  ;  living  at  Niantic,  Conn., 

in  1889  ;  married  Jeremiah  Rush. 


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2202.  Charles. 

2203.  Samuel. 

Charles  Beckwith,  2202,  born  New  London,  Conn., 
1783;  died  Windsor,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y, ;  married 
Betsy  Nichols,  October  20th,  1822  ;  died  Chenango 
Bridge,  N.Y. 

2204.  Eli. 

2205.  George  W. 

2206.  Benjamin. 

2207.  Charles   D.  ;    was   living   at   Frenchtown, 
Missoula  Co.,  Montana,  1885. 

2208.  Elias  W. 

2209.  Delia  D. 

2210.  Ruth   A.;    married   Wilmot;    was   living 

at  Chenango  Bridge,  N.  ¥.,  1885. 

2211.  Nathan  B. 

Nathan  B.  Beckwith,   2211,  Imrn  Windsor,  N.  Y., 
January  IDth,  1827  ;  married  Mary  C.  Dibble,  October 
20th,  l'817;  born  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  August  12th,  1828. 
2212    Kate  M. 

2213.  Jennie  A. 

2214.  Charles   Nathan;    born    Windsor,   N.   Y., 

June  27th,  18(33;  hotel  clerk,  New  York 

city,  in  1889. 
Samuel  Beckwith,  2203,  born  Marlow,  N.  H.,  1797  ; 
when  four  years  old  his  father  moved  to  Niantic,  Conn., 
in  1801  ;  married  Jennie  Church;  born  Lyme,  1799. 

2215.  Samuel;  living  Niantic,  Conn.,  in  1889. 

2216.  Lorenzo;  living  Niantic,  Conn.,  in  1889. 

2217.  William;  living  Niantic,  Conn.,  in  1889. 


The  BecTcwitha. 


229 


2218.  Ezra;  living  Niaiitic,  Conn.,  in  1889. 

2219.  Louisa  ;  living  Niantic,  Conn.,  in  1889. 

2220.  Belinda  ;  living  Niantic,  Conn,,  in  1889. 

2221.  Fannie;  living  Niantic,  Conn.,  in  1889. 

2222.  Theresa  M. ;  born  Niantic,  June  9tli,  1831 ; 
married  Benjamin  I.  Beebee,  January  9tli, 
1850 ;  he  died ;  she  was  living  at  Niantic 
in  1889;  their  children:  James  F.,  born 
December  17th,  1852 ;  William  C,  born 
March  26th,  1864;  Bertie  L.,  born  Oc- 
tober 17th,  1869;  Mary  F.,  born  Decem- 
ber 26th,  1872 ;  John  E.,  born  December 
15th,  1878. 

Anson  Beckwith,  960,  born  Bristol,  Conn.,  Septem- 
ber 7th,  1803;  carriage  manufacturer;  died  February 
27th,  1866;  married  twice;  his  first  wife  was  Emily 
Peck;  married  July  20th,  1825;  born  Bristol,  Conn., 
March  9th,  1805;  died  July  16th,  1851;  married  2d, 
Amelia  F.  Schubert;  born  Germany,  July  13th,  1831. 

2223.  Eleanor  Eunice ;  born  Bristol,  June  8th, 

1828;  married  July  10th,  1849  to  H.  K, 
Hotchkiss  ;  living  Ansonia,  Conn.,  in  1889; 
children:  William  H.,  born  April  17th, 
1851  ;  married  Mary  F.  Benehor,  July  10th 
1876;  Emily  Bell,  born  November  2d' 
1857;  married  October  20th,  1881,  to 
William  A.  Fellows. 

2224.  Robert  Anson ;  born  Bristol. 

2225.  Sidney  Schubert ;  born  Bristol. 

2226.  James  Gay  lord  ;  born  Bristol. 


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230 


T^e  Bechviiths. 


Robert  Anson  Beckwith,  2224,  born  September  8th, 
1834;  photographer;  resided  in  Norwalk,  Conn.,  died 
there  in  June,  1871 ;  married  Helen  J.  Hayes,  January 
29th,  1862. 

2227.  Helen  C;  born  l^orwalk,  December,  1862; 

living  Meriden,  Conn.,  in  1889. 

2228.  Sarah  E. ;  born  Norwalk  ;  died  in  infancy. 
Sidney  Schubert  Beckwith,  2225,  born  August  18th, 

1853;   book-keeper;  died  December  5th,   1883;  mar- 
ried Lizzie  Atkins  of  Norfolk,  Conn.,  in  1873. 

2229.  Elenor  E. ;  born  September  18th,  1874. 

2230.  Florence  A.;  born  October  1st,  1877. 

2231.  Sidney  A.;  born  February  21st,  1880;  died 

December  3d,  1883. 

2232.  Jessie;  born  May  29th,  1883  ;  died  Decem- 

ber 10th,  1883. 
James  G.  Beclonth,  2226,  born  May  6th,  1855;  an 
engineer  by  profession ;  married  Carrie  Terry  of  Bristol 
in  1873. 

2233.  Inez  M. ;  born  June  28th,  1874. 

2234.  Harry  R. ;  born  July  25th,  1877. 
Nathan  Richard  Beckwith,  874  ;  his  second  wife, 

Caroline  Davenport,  was  living  in  1889  ;  they  had  the 
following  children  : 

2235.  Appleton. 

2236.  Frank. 

2237.  Nathan. 

2238.  Francis  P. 

Francis  P.  Beckwith,  2238,  born  Dubuque,  Iowa, 


The  Beckwiths. 


231 


April  3(1,  1847  ;  married  Augusta  Waldeck,  June  14tli, 
1847. 

2239.  Georgia  Augusta ;  born  Toledo,  Ohio,  May 

4tli,  1877  ;  living  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  in  1889 

2240.  Carl   William;   born    Toledo,   March   1st 

1871 ;  living  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  in  1889. 

2241.  Nathan  R. ;  born  Toledo,  June  Ist,  1871 

living  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  in  1889. 

2242.  Jessie  Hartha  ;  born  Sylvania,  Ohio,  Janu 

ary  9th,    1868 ;   clerk  ;  living   at   Toledo, 
Ohio  ;  unmarried  in  1889. 

Francis   Beckwith,    849,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  1774 
settled  in  Utica,  N.  Y.  ;  married  Sarah  Kied,  August 
10th,  1796  ;  born  1774. 

2243.  Ried. 

2244.  John.     • 

2245.  Charles. 

2246.  Lpnan. 

Ried  Beckwith,  2243,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  October 
9th,  1796;  died  Utica,  N.  Y. ;  married  Sarah  Welch ; 
born  and  died  in  Conn. 

2247.  Samuel. 

2248.  William. 

2249.  Wesley. 

2250.  Francis. 

2251.  Sarah. 

2252.  James  L. 

James  Lafayette  Beckwith,  2252,  born  Utica,  N.  Y., 
May  18th,   1824  ;  removed  to  Chicago,  where  he  was 


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The  Beckwiths. 


living  in   1889;  mariied  Cinderella  Noyes  in  1845; 
born  Danville,  Vt.,  April  7tL,  1825. 

2253.  Francis  W. ;  born   May  14th,  1847;  died 
September  15th,  1875. 

2254.  James  A. 

James  A.  Beekwith,  2254,  born  June  19th,  1849; 
was  in  the  insurance  business  in  Chicago,  111.,  1889 ; 
married  Mary  Glover,  May  28th,  1880;  born  Scotland, 
Canada,  October  11th,  1859. 

2255.  Beatrice;  born  April  19th,  1882. 

2256.  Francis  L.;  born  November  20th,  1883. 

2257.  James  L. ;  born  January  15th,  1886. 
Lyman   Beekwith,  2246,  born  Utica,  N.  Y.,  1798  ; 

farmer,  Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  died  1832;  mar- 
ried Martha  Watson. 

2258.  Betsy  Ann. 

2259.  Marcus  D.  L. 

Marcus  D.  Lafayette  Beekwith,  2259,  born  January 
27th,  1832,  at  Ludlowville,  N.  Y. ;  married  Sarah  J. 
Brady,  born  Scotland,  Canada,  June  29th,  1834. 

2260.  Mary  E. 

2261.  Sarah  J. 

2262.  Emma ;    married   Edward   Lyons ;    living 

Five  Corners,  N.  Y.,  in  1889. 

2263.  Lafayette. 

2264.  Jay;  living  Forest  Home,  Tompkins  Co., 

N.  Y. 

2265.  Frank. 

2266.  Lafayette. 

2267.  Leroy  L. 


The  Bechwiths. 


233 


1845  ; 
7 ;  died 


1,  1849 ; 

i.,  1889  ; 
Scotland, 


1883. 

;6. 

f.,  1798  ; 
,32;  mar- 


Jamiary 
Sarah  J. 
i34. 


;    living 


Ikins  Co., 


Leroy  L.  Beckwith,  2267,  born  Freeville,  N.  Y., 
March  25th,  1853  ;  conductor  on  Northern  Central 
Ry. ;  living  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  in  1889  ;  married  Eva  A. 
Sperry;  living  N.  Y.,  1875;  born  Tompkins  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  August  15tli,  1854. 

2268.  Frederick  Clark  ;  born  January  30th,  1879. 

2269.  Lena  Sperry;  born  August  29th,  1881. 

Nathan  Beckwith,  633,  possibly  the  Nathan  who 
was  born  in  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1718,  and  moved  to 
Watei-ford,  where  he  died ;  married  Naomi  Winchell ; 
born  Waterford  1720;  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Naomi 
Winchell ;  and  had  one  son. 

2270.  Isaac. 

Isaac  Beckwith,  2270,  possibly  the  Isaac  who  was 
born  at  "Waterford,  Conn. ;  enlisted  in  1777  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  three  years  in  Capt.  Danon's  Co., 
1st  Reg.,  Conn.  Line,  and  was  at  the  battle  of  Bunker 
Hill;  died  in  1798;  married  Grace  Eilgecomb. 

2271.  Lydia;    married  Joshua  Woodburn;    left 

five  children ;  son  Charles  was  a  Presby- 
terian minister  and  settled  at  Auburn, 
N.  Y. 

2272.  Jesse. 

2273.  Naomi ;  married  John  Mitchell ;  left  sev- 
eral children  living  in  Bozosah ;  daughter 
Louisa  married  Weldon. 

2274.  Joshua. 

2275.  Grace;  died  unmarried. 

2276.  Charles. 
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Jesse  Beckwith,  2272. 

2277.  Edgecome;  has  descendants  living  at  New 

London  and  vicinity. 

2278.  Caroline;  married. 

2279.  Sallie;  married  Abner  Reed  of  Windham  ; 
children :  Thomas,  living  Willimantic, 
1889  ;  Chester,  living  at  Windham,  1889  ; 
Robert,  who  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  V.  S.,  and 
was  killed  in  battle. 

Joshua  Beckwith,  2274,  born  Waterford,  Conn., 
March  14th,  1760;  settled  in  Greene  Co.,  N.  Y.  ;  died 
at  Calais,  Vermont,  March  7th,  1813;  married  Bethia 
Parkhurst,  born  March  19th,  1767,  at  Williston,  Vt. ; 
died  there. 

2280.  Matilda;  born  April  17th,  1787. 

2281.  Martin. 

2282.  Betsy;  born  January  10th,  1796. 

2283.  Joseph  ;  born  April  10th,  1798. 

2284.  John  P. ;  born  January  25th,  1800. 

2285.  Nathan ;  born  February  8th,  1803. 

2286.  Perrin  ;  born  June  24th,  1805. 

2287.  Enos  P. 

2288.  Josephus;  born  February  27th,  1812  ;  died 

January  3d,  1813. 
Martin  Beckwith,  2281,  born  Calais,  Vt,  July  4th, 
1792;  married  Hannah  Latham  in  1815  ;  born  Pelham, 
Mass.,  May  18th,  1790. 

2289.  Susan. 

2290.  Laura. 

2291.  David  L. ;  settled  at  Burlington,  Vt. 


The  Beckwiths.  236 

2292.  Almira  M. ;  settled  at  Burlington,  Vt. 

2293.  George  W.;  born  Chazy,  N.  Y.,  May  18th, 

1829;   postmaster  at  Burlington,  Vt.,   in 

-  1889  ;  married  Julia  Hyde,  February  13tb, 

1860  ;  born  Grand  Isle,  Vt.,  July  7th,  1836  ; 


no  ( 


liild 


ren. 


Enos  P.  Beckwith,  2-J87,  born  July  7th,  1807 ;  died 
July  21st,  1833;  married  Clarissa  Lewis  at  Plattsburg, 
N.  Y.,  September  7th,  1828;  she  afterward  married 
Baruch  Beckwith  of  Beekmantowu. 

2294.  Sarah    Maria;   born   at   Williston,   N.  Y., 

March  10th,  1832;  married  S.  11.  Downing 
of  Beekraantown,    December   3l8t,   1855 
children:  Carrie  I.,  born  April  6th,  1857 
Henry  S.,  died  1861;  Frank,  died  1862 
Frank,  b<>rn  August  2d,  1864  ;  Charles  A., 
born  January  22d,  1869;  liobeit  C,  born 
July  nth,  1870. 
Chailes  Beckwith,  2276,  born  Waterford,  Conn.,  in 
1781 ;  he  worked  week  days  at  his  trade  of  a  carpen- 
ter, and,  as  he  was  a  regularly  constituted  Methodist 
preacher,  "preached  on  Sundays  from  town  to  town;" 
died  at  Windham ;  married  Sally  Palmer,  August  28th, 
1808  ;  born  Windham,  1781 ;  daughter  of  Enos  Palmer 
and  Jerusha  Webb,  his  wife,  who  ^vas  a  descendant  of 
Stephen  Webb  of  Boston. 

2295.  Mary  ;  born  July  14th,  1811 ;  married  Alex. 

Crandall,  April  14th,  1836;  children: 
Charles  B.,  enlisted  in  U.  S.  Vol.  Service, 
1862,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Port 


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Tlie  Bechwitha. 


V^P 


Hudson ;  Amos  G.,  living  at  South  Wind- 
ham in  1889. 

2296.  William  Erl. 

2297.  Nancy;    born   October    18th,    1815;   died 

1874;  married  J.  L.  Weaver,  August, 
1836;  daughter  Emily;  born  July  9th, 
1857;  died  1864. 

2298.  Susan;    born    May   16th,    1818;   married 

Lyman  Jordan,  August,  1844;  children: 
Rev.  D.  A.,  presiding  elder  M.  E.  Church, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  in  1889 ;  Charles  B., 
music  teacher.  Providence,  R.  I.,  in  1889; 
Julius,  Annette,  Lottie,  Lyman,  Flora, 
Jennie 

2299.  Sophia;  born  May  16th,  1820;  married 
Norman  Melony,  September  10th,  1848  ; 
born  March  27th,  1817  ;  children  :  George 
W.,  born  February,  1850;  lawyer  at  Willi- 
mantic,  Conn.,  in  1889 ;  Flora,  born  Octo- 
ber 21st,  1859. 

2300.  Charles  Wesley. 

2301.  Enos  Palmer;  born  September  8th,  1828; 

died  1862  ;  married  in  1854  to  Marita 
Smith. 

2302.  Sarah;  born  November  26th,  1827;  mar- 
ried G.  F.  Braman ;  living  at  Willimantic 
in  1889. 

William  Erl  Beckvvith,  2296,  horn  Windham,  Septem- 
ber 15th,   1813;   removed  to  Groton,  Conn. ;  married 


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237 


twice ;  his  first  wife,  Sophia  Hevvit,  he  mamed  Novem- 
1866. 

2303.  William  H. ;  bom  July,  1837;  living  at 
Grotoii,  Conn.,  in  1886. 

William  Erl  Beckwith,  'J 296,  married  2d  wife,  Re- 
becca Hallo  way,  in  1840;  she  was  born  in  Rhode  Island. 

2304.  Charles  W. 

Charles  Wesley  Beckwith,  2303,  born  Groton,  July 
12th,  1847;  U.  S.  V.  S.  1861-65;  officer  Engineer 
Corps  U.  S.  Reserves  Marine;  died  December  19th, 
1889,  at  Newport,  R.  I. ;  married  Ellen  Bailey  of  New 
London,  Conn.,  in  1846. 

2305.  William  G. ;  born  April  8th,  1876. 

2306.  McAiither  ;  died  young. 

.arles  Wesley  Beckwith,  2300,  born  July  4th,  1  822  ; 
married  in  1851  to  Charlotte  Bass  ;  they  had  foui  chil- 
dren. 

2307.  Fred. ;  civil  engineer  Lehigh  Valley  R. 
R.  Co.  ;  living  at  Plainfield,  N.  Y.,  in 
1889. 

James  Beckwith,  663,  born  at  Coeymans,  N.  Y., 
June  1st,  1796;  died  January,  1885;  married  his 
cousin,  Mary  A.  Hyde  of  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  August  28th, 
1825;  born  January  22d,  1799;  living  at  Cazenovia 
in  1858;  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Army,  War  of  1812,  and 
served  in  Capt.  Underwood's  Co.  until  1814. 

2307.  Lydia  Ann;  born  September  18th,  1826; 
married  Henry  Tuttle,  December  25th, 
1844  ;  died  September  22d,  1884  ;  left  one 
daughter,   Florence   E.,   born   May    18th, 


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il'll 


1850;  married  Frank  Evans  in  1872;  re- 
siding in  Sbawano,  Wis.,  in  1889. 

2308.  Elizabeth    Dudley;    born   December   22d, 

1827. 

2309.  Julia  Maria;  bom  July  19th,  1829;  mar- 

ried Paul  Saleteski,  March  30th,  1851 ; 
died  Februaiy  12th,  1875  ;  living  Peoria, 
111,,  1839;  children:  Ada  B.,  born  March, 
1854;  married  Daniel  Shane,  December, 
1871 ;  living  Pontiae,  111.,  1889;  Elizabeth 
H.,  born  January,  1855;  m.arried  George 
Carrol,  October,  1882;  James  B.,  born 
February  25th,  1860;  married  in  St. 
Charles,  Minn,,  January,  1884. 

2310.  Sarah  Enieline  ;  born  December  30th,  1850; 

married  John  Snow,  November  9th,  1873; 
2d  husband,  Hiram  Ward,  March  19th, 
1872  ;  liWngin  Cazenovia,a  widow,  in  1889. 

2311.  James  Roswell ;  born  December  23d,  1832; 

married  Catherine  Watrous,  December  23d. 
1861 ;  lawyer,  judge  of  circuit  court ;  liv- 
ing New  Orleans,  La.,  in  1889. 

2312.  Calvin  Hyde. 

2313.  Mary  Anna;  born  September  25th,  1836, 
married  James  Woodfin,  of  Vii'ginia,  June 
7th,  1857;  children:  Madora,  born  July 
3d,  1860;  married  Fred  Powers,  in  1878; 
Edmund  P.,  born  October,  1863 ;  married 
1886;  Elizabeth  H.,  born  1866;  married 
Robert    Putney,   in    April,   1886 ;    James, 


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2Si^ 


born    1868;  Minnie,  born   October   25th, 

1878. 
Calvin  Hyde  Beckwith,  2306,  born  November  29th, 
1824;  married  Mary  Louise  Newland,  October  31st, 
18G7. 

2314.  Francis  A. ;  born  July  27tli,  18H8. 

2315.  Emma  L. ;  born  September  22d,  1872. 
Joshua  Beckwith,  2050,  born  New  London,  Conn., 

October  Otli,  1 778 ;  was  drafted  into  the  Revolutionary 
Array ;  settled  and  died  in  N.  Y.  State. 

2310.  Oscar;    born  in   New   York  about   1806; 
died  March  3d,  1888,  leaving  several  chil- 
dren who  were  living  in  Mass.  and  N.  Y. 
Jason  Beckwith,    614,  born  New  London,   Conn.; 
married  Naomi  Caulkins. 

2317.  Benjamin  F. 

2318.  Jdson  T. 

2319.  Regus. 

2320.  Betsy ;  married  D.  J.  Kearney ;  children : 
Jason,  Gilbert,  Warren,  Abbie,  man'ied 
W.  E.  Boster  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

Benjamin  F.  Beckwith,  2317,  married  Eunice  Edgar. 

2321.  Annie  E. 

2322.  Minnie;  died  youns:. 

Jason  Beckwith,  Jr.,  2318,  born  1823;  married  H. 
F.  Sisson. 

2323.  Alice;   born  1850;   mariied  W.  Learned; 

living  New  London,  1889. 

2324.  Hattie. 

2325.  Dr.  Fred.  J.;  born  1858;  practicing  phy- 


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sician;  died  New  London,  Conn.,  in  1889; 

married   E,    H.    Blodgett  in   1885 ;   born 

Pawtucket,  R.  I. 
Seth  Beckwith,  600,  born  New  London,  Conn., 
1755 ;  died  Montville,  Conn.,  in  1839  ;  enlisted  in  the 
Revolutionary  Army  in  1778,  Captain  Ropes' Co.  for 
one  year;  re-enlisted  in  1779,  for  four  months ;  married 
Esther  Lead  in  1781 ;  born  1762. 

2326.  Esther;  born  1782. 

2327.  Joseph;  born  1785. 

2328.  Rupel;  bom  1788. 


ROLL  OF  HONOR. 


AMERICAN  WARS,  1655  to  1865. 


Battle  jf  Ann  Arundel,  1655. 
George  Beckwith    witli  Lord  Baltimore's  party  against 
the  Virgin ipr. 3, 

Cape  Breton  Expedition,  1745. 
Captain  Beckwith;  commander  of  a  six-gun  sloop. 

Battle  of  Monongahela,  1755. 

Captain   Beckwith;    captain   44th  Reg.,  Royal  Foot; 
wounded  in  the  foot. 

Old  French  War,  1758. 
Major  Beckwith;  field  officer  Rogers  Rangers;  Camp 

Lake  George,  August  27th,  1758. 
Colonel    Nathan    Beckwith;    officer   of   day   Rogers 

Raugers;  Camp  Lake  George,  August  27th,  1758. 
Joseph  Beckwith;  killed  during  the  expedition. 

War  of  Independence,  1775,  and  War  of  1812. 
Abner   Beckwith,   1776;    for   tlie   war,  Bacon's   Co., 
Peters'  Reg. 
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Abner  Beck  with,  1776;  for  two  years,  Connecticut 
Line. 

Amos  Beckwith,  1775;  for  eight  months,  Sells'  Co., 
and  one  year  in  Waters'  Co.,  Parsons'  Reg. 

Amos  Beckwith,  1775;  for  one  year,  7th  Co.,  2d  Md. 
Reg.,  Col.  Price. 

Ansel  Beckwith,  1809;  Conn.  State  Troops. 

Benedict  Beckwith,  1776;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cow- 
pens,  Md.  Line. 

Benjamin  Beckwith,  1812;  battle  of  Lundy's  Lane, 
Md.  Line. 

Barens   Beckwith,    1812;    captain  Q.   M.,  Va.    Line. 

Cyrus  Beckwith,  1775;  captain,  2d  Reg.,  N.  Y.  Line. 

Clement  Beckwith,  1812;  Maple's  Co.,  Conn.  Line. 

Clement  Beckwith,  1813,  Adams'  Co.,  Del.  Line. 

Daniel  Beckwith,  1812;  Baker's  Co.,  Vt.  Line. 

David  Beckwith,  1775;  "hospital  returns,"  age  nine- 
teen; Chapman's  Co.,  Parsons'  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

David  Beckwith,  1775;  "hospital  returns,"  dismissed 
cured. 

David  Beckwith,  1776;  for  three  years,  Miller's  Co., 
Davis'  Reg.,  Mass.  Line. 

David  Beckwith,  1777;  April  10th,  Miller's  Co.,  Vere's 
Reg.,  Mass.  Line. 

Edward  G.  Beckwith,  1814;  ensign,  1814,  3d  lieut., 
1814,  2(1  lieut.,  1814,  dis.,  1815,  rein.,  1815,  re- 
signed, 1816. 

Edward  J.  Beckwith,  1812;  midshipman. 

Eno  Beckwith,  1775;  "ordnance  returns,"  Ist  Reg., 
Conn.  Line. 


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Everton  Beckwith,  177r);  ensign,  Fellows'  Reg.,  Mass. 

Line. 
Ezra    Beckwith,    1777;    for   one   year,   Allen's   Co., 

Webb's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Ezra  Beckwith,  1778  ;  for  two  years,  Allen's  Co.,  Wy- 

las'  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
George  Beckwith,  1776;  captain  in  Col.  Bailey's  Reg., 

Md.  State  Troops ;  killed  in  battle. 
George   Beckwith,    1776;    sergeant,   Beckwith's    Co., 

Bailey's  Reg.,  Md.  State  Troops. 
George  R.  Beckwith,  1812;  Army. 
Guy  Beckwith,  1780;  for  five  months  (paid  £35  26'.), 

4th  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Harris  Beckwith,  1777,  September  1st;  for  the  war, 

Stodard's   Co.,   Chandler's   Reg.;    killed   February 

19th,  1778. 
Harris  Beckwith,  1814  ;  for  six  weeks,  Warren's  Co., 

N.  H.  Militia. 
Humphreys  Beck^vith,  1778 ;  for  three  years,  Co.  7, 

Quinby's  Reg.,  Md.  Line. 
Tchabod  Beckwith,  1778 ;  Canada  Expedition,  Mass- 
State  Troops. 
Ichabod  Beckwith,  1777 ;  for  three  years,  July  5th, 

Ely's  Co.,  Battle's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Ichabod   Beckwith,   1780;  corporal,  sergeant  August 

1st,  1780,  Battle's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Isaac  Beckwith,  1777;  for  three  years,  Darrow's  Co., 

1st  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Isaac  Beckwith ;  Continental  Army. 
James  Beckwith,  1814;  Underwood's  Co.,  N.  Y.  Line. 


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James  R.   Beekwith,  1818;   ensign,    1814,   3d    lieut., 

1815,  2d  lieut,  1818,  1st  lieut.,  1821;  disbanded. 
Jere  Beekwith,  1780,  July  1st;  for  one  year,  Cheney's 

Co..  2d  N.  H.  Reg.,  N.'  H.  Line. 
Jeysie  Beekwith,  1775;  for  one  year,  Buslinell's  Co., 

Conn.  Line. 
Jeysie   Beekwith,  1776;  for  three  years,  Conn.  Line. 
Job  Beekwith,  1776  ;  for  one  year,  Conn.  Line. 
Job  Beekwith,  1778  ;  for  three  months,  Conn.  Line. 
John  Beekwith,  1775  ;  for  one  year,  artician  in  Q.   M. 

Dept,  1776 ;  Lieut.  Q.  M.  Dept.,  Conn.  Line. 
John  Beekwith,  1776  ;  Lyme,  Conn.,  Militia. 
John  Beekwith,  1778,  May  6th;  for  two  years,  ser- 
geant in  Post's  Co.,  Hazen's  Regulars. 
John  Beckwdth,  1812;  surgeon.  Conn.  Militia. 
John  Beekwith,  1812;  Ohio  Volunteers. 
John  Beekwith,  1813;  Adams'  Co.,  N.  Y.  State  Line. 
John  Beekwith,  1777;  Shuway's  Co.,  1st  Reg.,  Conn. 

Line. 
Jonathan   Beekwith,    1775;    "hospital   returns,"    age 

eighteen,  fever.  Parsons'  Co.,  Parsons'  Reg.,  Conn. 

Line. 
Joseph  Beekwith,  1775-6;  4th  Batt.,  Lewis'  Reg.,  N. 

H.  Line. 
Joseph   Beekwith,   1777;   for  three  years,  Lee's  Co., 

Conn.  Line. 
Joseph    Beekwith,    1780;    for   two   years,    teamster. 

Conn.  Line. 
Joseph  F.   Beekwith,    1814;   for  thirty  days,  N.  Y. 

Militia. 


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lieut., 
ded. 
aeney's 


•s  Co., 


I.  Line. 

Line. 
.  Q.  M. 


iars,  ser- 


.te  Line. 
Conn. 

ns,"    age 
Conn. 

ileg.,  N. 

,ee's  Co., 

teamster, 

N.  Y. 


Joshua  Beckwitli,  1 78G  ;  for  two  years,  teamster,  Conn. 

Line. 
Josiali  Beckvvith,  1814;  for  sixty  days;  wounded  at 

battle  of  Plattsburg,  Vt.  Line 
Lemuel  Beckwith,  1872  ;  for  two  years,  Conn.  Line. 
Marmaduke   Beckwith,   1777,   January   9th;    Craig's 

Regt.,  3d  Penn.  Regt.,  Penn.  Line. 
Nathan  Beckwith,  1775  ;  for  one  year ;  Sells'  Co.,  Par- 
sons' Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Nehemiah  Beckwith,  1781;  for  four  months,  Stafford's 

Co.,  Md.  State  Troops. 
Nehemiah  Beckwith,  1782  ;   for  one  year,  Stafford's 

Co.,  Md.  State  Troops. 
Oberson  Beckwith,  1775,  November  26th;  "hospital 

returns,"  age  thirty-five,  pleurisy,  Chapman's  Co. 
Phineas  Beckwith,   1777;  for  the  AVar,  sergeant  in 

Lee's  Co.,  4th  Batt.,  Lewis'  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Phineas    Beckwith,    1778;    ensign,    Sherman's   Reg., 

Conn.  Line. 
Phineas  Beckwith,  1781 ;  ensign,  1st  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Peny  Beckwith,  1814 ;  Greeson's  Co.,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

Richard  Beckwith,  1812  ;  Godfrey's  Co.,  Conn.  Line. 

Richard    Marmaduke    Beckvvith,    1812  ;    Weel's   Co., 

Virginia  Line. 
Richard  P.  Beckwith,  1781  ;  for  six  months,  Spauld- 

ing's  Co,,  Durkee's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Riswall  Beckwith,  1775 ;  for  one  year,  Sells'  Co.,  Par- 
sons' Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 
Rufus  Beckwith,  1776;  for  six  months,  N.  H.  Militia. 


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Rice   Beckvvith,    1778;    for   three  years,   Ode's   Co., 
Allen's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Robert  Beckwith,  1812;  privsoner  of  war. 

Seth  Beckwith,  1778;  Rhees'  Co.,  Conn.  Line. 

Seth  Beckwith,  1779  ;  for  four  months,  Rhees'  Co., 
Conn.  Line. 

Seth  Beckwith,  1812  ;  N.  Y.  Line. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  1775 ;  for  one  year.  Sells'  Co.,  Par- 
sons' Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  1776;  for  one  year.  Sells'  Co.,  Par- 
sons' Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  1777  ;  sea  service. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  1776;  Maryland  Militia. 

Samuel  Beckwith,  1776;  7th  Co.,   Manderlon's  Reg., 
5th  Md.  State  Troops. 

Silas  Beckwith,  1773;  for  nine  months,  Strong's  Co., 
5th  N.  Y.  State  Troops. 

Silas  Beckwith ;  for  three  years.  Conn.  Line. 

Silas  Beckwith,  1775 ;  captain,  N.  Y.  State  Troops. 

Sykes  Beckwith,  1775 ;  Md,  State  Troops. 

Thomas  Beckwith,   1776 ;   for  two  years.   Lay's  Co., 
Parsons'  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Thomas  Beckwith,  1778,  June  16th  ;  privateer  service. 

Timothy  Beckwith,  1776;  for  one  year,  Richards'  Co., 
May  drake's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

Timothy  Beckwith,   1779,  June    16th;  for  the  war, 
Richards'  Co.,  Maydrake's  Reg,  Conn.  Line. 

Watrus  Beckwith,  1776;  Conn.  Line. 

William  Beckwith ;  lieutenant,  Grayson's  Reg.,  Md. 
Line. 


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247 


e'8 


Co., 


Bes 


,'  Co., 


Co.,  Par- 
Co.,  Par- 


on's  Reg., 


■ong's  Co., 


Troops. 

Lay's  Co., 

er  service. 
larJs'  Co., 

tlie  war, 

16. 

beg.,  Md. 


William  Beckwith,  1775;  "hospital  returns,"  age  six- 
teen ;  fever  cured,  "Wills'  Co.,  Willis'  Reg. 

William  Beckwith,  1794;  captain,  16th  Reg.,  Md. 
State  Troops. 

William  Beckwith,  1794;  major,  16th  Reg.,  Md.  State 
Troops. 

William  Beckwith,  1776;  Slay's  Co.,  Bailey's  Reg., 
Md.  Militia. 

William  Beckwith,  1779  ;  bounty  $150  ;  5th  Va.  Reg. 

of  Infantry,  5th  Brigade. 
William  Beckwith,  1812  ;  3d  Reg.,  Mass.  Line. 
William  Beckwith,  1812 ;  Gale's  Co.,  Conn.  Line. 

William  Beckwith,  1814;  for  thirty  days,  N.  Y.  State 

Troops. 
William  Beckwith,  1792;  midshipmao,  ship  "  Confed- 

eracyr 
William  Beckwith,  1778;  2d  lieut.  ;   promoted  June 

1st,  in  place  of  Thomas  Washington,  now  1st  lieut., 

from  return  of  officers  in  Col.  W.  Grayson's  Regiment 

of  the  Line  and  appointment. 
Zachariah  Beckwith,   1778;  for  eight  months,  Judd's 

Co.,  Webb's  Reg.,  Conn.  Line. 

U.  S.  Pension  Office  Records. 

A])ner  Beckwith,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1757;  en- 
listed in  1776,  for  two  years,  in  the  Conn.  State  Line, 
and  was  stationed  at  Fort  Trumbull,  New  London 
Co.,  Conn. ;  served  in  Capt.  Ely's  Co.,  Everton's 
Reg.,  Conn.  Line.     The  company  volunteered  and 


If  ; 


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entered  the  Continental  Army.  He  served  nine 
months  with  his  company,  until  falling  sick  with 
camp  fever  was  sent  to  the  hospital,  where  he  re- 
mained until  tlie  expiration  of  his  enlistment.  He 
re-enlisted  in  1777  in  Capt.  Hall's  Co.,  Latimer's  Reg., 
and  was  stationed  at  F'ort  Gooston  for  one  month, 
and  was  discharged ;  he  afterward  served  seven 
months  on  the  spy  boat,  and  was  still  living  in  1832, 
then  aged  seventy-five  years. 

Amos  Beckwith,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1755.  In  1820 
was  a  resident  of  Sutton,  Caledonia  Co.,  Vt. ;  en- 
listed in  1775  for  eight  months  in  Sells'  Co.,  Parsons' 
Reg.,  Conn.  Line ;  served  at  Roxbuiy  until  dis- 
charged; re-enlisted  in  Parsons'  Reg.,  Waters' Co., 
in  1776,  for  one  year,  and  was  stationed  at  Boston 
until  the  British  left  that  vicinity ;  marched  with  his 
company  to  Kingsbridge,  then  to  White  Plains  and 
the  Jerseys,  and  was  there  discharged.  He  was  a 
laborer,  and  the  schedule  of  his  property  amounted 
to  $526.98,  and  says  his  indebtedness  is  $315.  He 
died  December  6th,  1823,  leaving  a  family  consist- 
ing of  wife  Susannah,  and  daughter  Sylvania,  aged 
24  years.  He  was  married  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  April 
7th,  1780, to  Susannah  Truman;  she  died  at  Sutton, 
Vt.,  September  21st,  1839. 

Ansel  Beckwith  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army 
when  under  twenty-one  years  of  age.  When  dis- 
charged, August  14th,  1814,  was  in  the  23d  Reg.  of 
Inf.  on  duty  in  Upper  Canada.  In  1818  he  re-en- 
listed for  two  years,  but  was  discharged  on  account 


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of  disability,  before  the  expiration  of  bin  term  of 
enlistment. 
Benjamin  Beckwitli,  born  in  Frederick  Co.,  Md.,  in 
1756  ;  enlisted  in  Capt.  Younfjj's  Co.,  Col.  Johnson's 
Reg.,  in  1776,  Continental  Army,  and  continued  in 
active  service  until  1778  ;  participated  in  the  battle 
of  Brimsvvick  Plains,  March  1st,  1777,  and  had  his 
horse  shot  from  under  him;  was  at  the  skirmish  of 
Quibbleton,  and  altogether  served  eighteen  months. 
In  1800  he  moved  to  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  where  he 
was  living  in  1832.  At  that  time  his  family  con- 
sisted of  David,  the  eldest  of  five  sons,  Joseph,  a 
cri])ple,  and  two  daughters  —  Livonia,  aged  twenty- 
two,  Matilda,  aged  fourteen.  He  also  says  that  his 
brother  William  served  in  the  Continental  Army. 

Benjamin  Beckwith,  born  in  1791  ;  enlisted  in  1814  in 
Stone's  Co.,  Boatman's  Reg.,  and  was  discharged  at 
Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  November  1st,  1814;  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Chippewa,  Lundy's  Lane  and 
Bridgewater,  and  was  at  Fort  Erie,  where  they  cut 
their  way  out  after  being  besieged  forty  days.  He 
married  Sally  Gresham  (now  dead)  at  Elmira,  N.  Y., 
February,  1815.  In  1871  he  was  a  resident  of 
Claremont,  Richland  Co.,  111. 

Clement  Beckwith  ;  at  Point  Matilda,  Penn.,  July  12th, 
1879,  appeared  Mrs.  Mary  Beckwith,  who  says  she 
was  born  in  1815 ;  that  her  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Coogan ;  that  she  is  tiie  widow  of  Clement  Beck- 
with, who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  Army ;  en- 
32 


250 


The  BeckwUhs. 


liHtedfrom  Milford,  Del ,  in  1813,  then  aged  nineteen; 
serving  in  Adams'  Co.,  Delaware  Militia;  that  lie 
was  by  occupation  a  painter,  five  feet  seven  inches 
tall,  light  eyes  and  hair,  and  that  they  were  married 
in  Millersburg,  February  LH)th,  l>»f)7,  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Spottswood,  a  Methodist  minister  ;  that  Clement 
was  married  three  times;  1st  wife,  Miss  Wehly  of 
Easton,  Md.,  who  died  in  Baltimoi'e;  2d  wife,  Miss 
S.  M.  Barry,  who  died  at  Point  Matilda  about  twenty 
years  ago,  Clement  died  December  2()th,  1S6S. 
He  resided  at  Milford,  Del,,  and  movefl  to  Belter 
Point  in  1^23;  lived  there  twenty  years;  and  then 
removed  to  Point  Matilda  in  l>:i43,  where  he  died. 
Clement  S.  Beckwith;  at  New  London,  Conn.,  May  1 3th, 
1878,  appeared  Hannah  Beckwith,  who  says  she  was 
born  in  170G;  that  her  maiden  name  was  Hannah 
Chappell,  and  that  she  is  the  widow  of  Clement  S. 
Beckwith,  who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  Army  ; 
enlisted  from  Norwich,  Conn.,  August  9th,  1814,  in 
1st  Reg.  Conn.  Militia,  in  Capt.  Maple's  Co.,  Col, 
Tracey's  Reg.  ;  that  at  the  time  Clement  was  of  slim 
figure,  five  feet  ten  inches  tall,  and  that  he  died  at 
New  London,  Conn.,  March  30th,  1863  ;  a  farmer  by 
occupation;  they  were  mai'ried  at  Montville,  Conn,, 
February  23d,  1817,  by  Rev,  Robert  Fargo,  a  min- 
ister of  the  gospel. 

At  New  London,  Conn.,  1878,  appeared  Minnock 
Beckwith,  aged  forty-five  years,  and  John  Beckwith, 
aged  thirty-nine  years,  sons  of  Clement  and  Hannah 
Beckwith,   and   they   say   they   have   living   three 


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251 


brotlier-^  an<l   two  sisters,   and   that   their  inotiuT, 
Ilaiiiuih,  died  December  4tli,  ISHI. 

(This  ai>plic;iii<)ii  was  signed  In'fore  Enoch  Beck- 
vvilli,  probate  judge.) 

Daniel  Heckwitli,  train  eondnetor  of  teams  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  from  October  25th,  1778,  to  February 
2r)th,  1775). 

Daniel  Beckwith  ;  at  Clinton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  May  10th, 
1878,  appeared  Sylvia  Beckwith,  who  says  she  was 
born  in  18()1>,  and  is  the  widow  of  Daniel  Beckwith, 
who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  Army ;  who  was 
born  iit  Manchester,  N.  II.  (or  Vermont)  ;  enlisted  at 
Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1813,  and  w^as  discharged 
there  in  1814;  in  Baker's  Co.;  was  active  in  tearing 
\\\)  a  bridge  aci'oss  the  Saranac  river,  to  prevent  the 
British  from  crossing ;  that  he  was  at  the  battle  of 
Plattsburg,  Septend)er  11th,  1814.  That  they  were 
married  at  Schuyler  Falls,  N.  Y.,  December  9th, 
1838,  by  llev.  Cloak,  a  Presbyterian  minister.  At 
the  time  he  was  twenty-two  yeai's  old  his  descrip- 
tion  was  as  follow^s  :  Black  hair,  blue  eyes,  and  light 
complexion,  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  that  he 
died  September  7th,  1851,  of  heart  disease,  at  Al- 
bnuiz'h.  Vt.  • 

Jiuyler  Falls,  N.  Y.,  :May  11th,   1S7S,  ap- 
Ilenry  S.  Beckwith,  who  says   he   is   thirty- 
gh;      -ars  old  and  is  the  son  of  Daniel. 

1  avid  Beckwith  ;  at  Genoa,  Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  1820^ 
nppeai'ed  David  Beckwith,  aged  sixty-eight  years,  a 
resident  of  Cay'^a  Co.,  by  occupation  a  faruier,  and 


Iii 


252 


The  Beckwiths. 


says  he  enlisted  in  the  year  1776,  for  three  years' 
service  in  Col.  Baron  «U'  Voos'  Reg.,  Capt.  Miller's 
Co.,  Mass.  Line,  and  that  he  served  his  entire  time 
in  active  service  ;  was  mustered  out  at  Fort  Plains 
on  the  Mohawk  river,  in  1770.  He  was  wounded 
in  the  arm  and  tliigh.  His  family,  in  1820,  consisted 
of  his  wife,  aged  sixty-three,  a  daughter  Huldah,  a 
consumptive,  aged  eighteen,  a  son  Richard,  aged 
seventeen,  and  a  grandson  Phibbs,  aged  eight  years. 
The  schedule  of  his  property  is  as  follows  : 

1  cow,  valued  at     $10  00 

1  sow  and  six  piggs  "  8  00 


1  plow 

1 

00 

1  ox  chain 

1 

GO 

1  axe 

50 

1  chest 

50 

5  chairs 

2 

50 

1  kettle 

1 

25 

1  tea  kettle 

1 

00 

1  spade 

62 

1  i)ail 

50 

1  churn 

25 

2  pork  barrels 

1 

00 

5  knives  and  forks 

1 

00 

1  fire  shovel 

1 

00 

6  tea  cups  and  saucers, 

25 

George  R.  Beckwitli,  of  Patriot, 

Switzerland  C 

o.,  Ind., 

April  lltli,  1878,  appeared  Jane  Beckwith, 

eighty- 

one  years  of   age,  widow  of  George  R. 

Beckwitli, 

who  served  in  the  War  of  1812 

.     They  were  married 

The  Beckwiths. 


253 


Januaiy  11th,  1819,  at  Patriot,  Ind.,  by  one  Thomp- 
son, a  preacher  of  the  gospel.  She  further  says  her 
maiden  name  was  Wade,  and  that  George  died  at 
Patriot,  Ind.,  August  24th,  1850. 
George  Beckwith  ;  at  Frederick  Co.,  Md.,  March  25th, 
1833,  appeared  George  Beckwith,  born  May  IGth, 
1760,  and  who  says  he  resided  a  short  time  in  Prince 
George  Co.,  Md. ;  with  that  exception  always  lived 
in  Frederick  Co.;  enlisted  in  the  Rev^olutionary 
Army,  July,  1776,  as  a  volunteer  in  Captain  George 
Beckwith's  Co.,  and  marched  tc>  Georgetown  to  ffuard 

'  Do 

that  place  against  Governor  Dunsmore  ;  remaining 
two  weeks,  returned,  with  his  company,  to  Frederick, 
and  with  the  consent  of  Captain  George  Beckwith, 
was  taken  home  by  his  father,  as  he  had  enlisted 
conti-ary  to  his  father's  wishes,  and  was  under  eigh- 
teen years  of  age.  In  July,  1778,  he  again  volun- 
teered for  six  months,  in  the  same  company,  which 
was  stationed  at  Fredei-ick,  and  received  a  discharge 
from  Captain  Beckwith,  and  was  appointed  a  ser- 
geant in  the  same  company,  in  Col.  Bailey's  Reg. 
He  married  Annie  Clarkson,  who  was  born  in  1792. 
At  Rockville,  Montgomery  Co.,  Md.,  1850,  ap- 
peared Martha  Beckwith,  daughter  of  George  Beck- 
with, and  says  he  died  Deceml)er  13th,  1849. 
Gordon  Beckwith  ;  at  New  London,  Conn,,  April  2d, 
182''J,  i.,p[»tiared  Wealtby  Beckwith,  and  says  she  is 
the  widow  of  the  late  Gurdou  Beckwith,  who  en- 
listed into  the  Army  in  1807-8,  for  three  years, 
and  served  out  his  full  time ;  that  he  was  with  Gen. 


mn 


254 


The  BecJcwiths. 


Harrison  in  his  Indian  war,  and  afterward  with 
Gen  Hull,  and  was  taken  prisoner  on  the  surrender 
of  Detroit ;  that  he  was  taken  to  Quebec  by  the 
British,  and  was  exchanged.  On  his  way  home  he  re- 
eniisted  for  one  year,  and  Ijefore  that  term  of  en- 
listment had  expired,  he  re-enlisted  for  the  war  in 
Captain  Sweet's  Co.;  taken  sick  in  1814;  obtained  a 
furlough ;  at  the  expiration  of  his  furlough  he  was 
too  sick  to  report,  and  was  reported  as  a  deserter. 
In  the  fall  of  1814,  he  rejoined  his  company,  and 
reported  to  Lieut.  Brown,  and  was  with  him  at  the 
battle  of  Sackett's  Harbor,  where  he  remained  until 
the  declaration  of  peace.  He  was  ordered  to  New 
London  to  be  mustered  out ;  on  his  way  there  he 
died.  He  served  in  the  37th  Conn.  Reg.,  and  at  his 
death  there  was  due  him  $39.73,  being  his  pay  from 
the  21st  of  November  to  the  26th  of  April,  1815. 

(The  above  application  was  not  allowed  by  the 
pension  office,  and  was  then  bj'ought  before  the  •J4th 
Congress,  who,  upon  investigation,  ordered  the 
amount  paid  to  his  Avidow,  and  removed  the  assertion 
that  Gun  Ion  Beck  with  was  a  deserter.) 

Harris  Beckwith  ;  at  Rochester,  Windom  Co.,  Vt, 
February  !26th,  1H73,  ai:)j:>eared  Harris  Beckwith, 
aged  seventy-five,  who  says  that  he  is  not  married, 
and  that  he  was  enrolled  in  the  New  Hampshire 
Militia,  in  Captain  AVarren's  Co.,  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  IL,  September  1st,  1814,  and  was  discharged  De- 
cember 1st,  1S14. 

James  Beckwith,  Cazenovia,  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y.,  March 


The  BecTcwiths. 


255 


rd  witli 
irrender 

by  tlie 
me  lie  re- 
n  of  eu- 
e  war  in 
stained  a 
b  be  was 

deserter. 
)auv,  aud 
im  at  the 
ined  until 
d  to  New 

there  he 
and  at  his 
1  pay  from 
il,  1815. 

,d  by  the 
•e  the  -i^th 

ered    the 
XK  assertion 

Co.,  Vt, 
Beckwith, 
)t  married, 
tlami^shire 
lortsmouth, 
har<!;ed  De- 


25th,  1871,  who  married  Mary  A.  Hyde  at  Pompey, 
N.  Y.,  August  25th,  1825,  by  the  Eev.  Truman  Bald- 
win, a  Presbyterian  minister.  He  was  enrolled  De- 
cember 8th,  1814,  in  Underwood's  Co.,  Farmhouse's 
Reg.,  Gen.  Hord's  Biigade,  and  served  until  Novem- 
ber, 1814,  when  he  was  discharged.  He  re-enlisted 
at  Sackett's  Harbor  for  two  months  and  four  days, 
and  was  discharged  November,  1814. 

At  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y.,  January  31st,  1885,  ap- 
peared Mary  A,  Beckwith,  widow  of  James  Beck 
Avith,  and  says  her  husband  died  January  12th,  1885. 

John  Beckwith  ;  at  Willet,  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y.,  May 
29th,  1871,  appeared  John  Beckwith,  seventy-seven 
years  of  age,  and  says  he  married  Anna  Perkins  July 
oOth.  1859,  at  Smithfield,  and  was  drafted  into  the 
army  at  Butternuts,  N.  Y.,  September  13th,  1813, 
into  Ezra  Adams'  Co.,  Col.  Stonehouse's  Reg.,  and 
was  discharged  at  Brownsville,  December  1st,  1813; 
was  in  no  battles  during  his  entire  tei'm  of  service  ; 
lie  was  stationed  at  Brownsville. 

At  Willet,  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y,  May  28th,  1878, 
ap[)eared  Armenia  Perkins,  widow  of  the  late  John 
Beckwith,  and  says  that  they  were  married  at  Smith- 
field,  N.  Y.,  by  the  Rev.  Cyrus  Stone,  and  that  her 
late  husband,  John  Beckwith,  died  December  19th, 
1876. 

John  Beckwith  ;  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  appeared  John 
Beckwith,  who  says  he  was  l)orn  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in 
1763,  and  's  now  a  resident  of  Ponghkeepsie,  N.  Y., 
and   that  he  enlisted  December,  1775,  in  Captain 


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256 


The  BecJcwiths. 


Je  wet's  Co.,  Col.  Huntington's  Reg. ;  served  two 
years  and  one  month  as  a  private,  nine  months  in 
the  laboratoiy  as  an  artificer,  and  one  }  ear  as  (-[iiar- 
termaster  in  Col.  Lamb's  Reg.,  and  three  months  as 
lieutenant  on  recruiting  sei'vice  under  Captain 
Thayer.  He  says  he  was  at  the  battle  of  Flatbush, 
in  Col.  Clark's  command,  when  he  was  taken  pris- 
oner. The  command  lost  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
three  officers  and  men  ;  they  retreated  to  Mearbanks, 
and  at  night  continued  their  retreat  to  New  York. 
He  was  discharged  January,  1777,  after  thirteen 
months  (^f  actual  service.  He  then  re-enlisted  as  an 
artificer  in  the  laboratory,  and  was  discharged  in  1778. 

John  Beckwith ;  at  Perry  Co.,  Ohio,  1878,  appeared 
Isabella  Beckwith,  aged  seventy-six,  widow  of  John 
Beckwith,  and  says  that  her  husband  served  as  a 
staff  officer  in  the  Ohio  Militia,  in  Col.  Storm's  Reg., 
in  the  War  of  1812 ;  that  he  volunteered  from  Fair- 
field Co.,  Ohio,  and  served  for  more  than  fourteen 
days,  and  was  discharged.  They  were  u  arried  July 
8th,  1819,  at  the  city  of  Lancaster,  Fairfield  Co., 
Ohio,  by  Rev.  Michael  T.  Stock,  a  minister  of  the 
gospel,  and  that  her  maiden  name  was  Isabella  Castle  ; 
they  lived  all  their  lives  in  Perry  Co.,  Ohio,  except 
at  such  times  that  they  visited  their  married  children, 
who  at  that  time  were  living  ^n  other  parts  of  the 
State.  She  says  that  her  husb.ad,  John  Beckwith, 
died  at  Columbus,  Ohi<>,  December  3d,  1873,  and 
was  buried  at  Somerset,  Perry  Co.,  Ohio. 

Job  Beckwith  ;  at  Newfield,  Tompkins  Co.,  N.  Y.,  ap- 


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257 


peared  Job  Beckwitli,  aud  says  lie  M^as  boi-n  in  1759, 
aud  entered  the  Continental  Army  when  a  resident 
of  East  Haddaiu,  Conn.,  June,  1776,  for  one  year,  in 
Capt.  Buckley's  Co.,  Co],  Wolcot's  Reg.,  aud  was  sta- 
tioned at  New  London,  and  after  serving  seven 
months  was  discharged;  was  drafted  June,  1778, 
into  the  Militia  at  East  Haddam ;  we  go  to  Rhode 
Island  on  the  expedition  under  Gen.  Sullivan;  on 
three  months'  service  in  Capt.  Passfield's  Co.  The 
command  was  to  co-operate  witli  the  French  fleet ; 
to  either  drive  off  or  capture  the  British  force  sta- 
tioned there  ;  however,  before  the  force  was  ready 
to  march,  a  heavy  storm  came  up  and  dispersed  both 
fleets.  General  Sullivan  retreated  and  intrenched 
his  command  ;  the  Englisb  assaulted  the  intrench- 
ments,  but  were  repulsed ;  after  which  the  Americans 
withdrew  from  the  island,  and  he  was  soon  after  dis- 
charged ;  Joshua  Gates  was  an  ensign  in  this  com- 
pjuiy. 

Joseph  Beck\vith,  born  in  1702,  at  Butternuts,  N.  Y., 
enlisted  from  Lyme,  Conn.,  March,  1780,  for  two 
years,  as  a  teamster,  in  Capt.  Ransom's  Co.  After 
the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service,  he  re-enlisted 
for  two  years.  His  father,  Joshua  Beck  with,  fur- 
nished a  six-ox  team,  which  he  (Jose])h)  drove  un- 
til two  died,  and  the  remainder  were  captured  by 
the  enemy.  He  saw  Gen.  Connvallis  surrender,  and 
the  British  soldiers  march  out  between  two  tiles  of 
the  American  Army. 

Joseph  Beckwith,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1757,  en- 
33 


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258 


The  BeckwttJis. 


listed  in  the  Continenal  Army  from  Lyme,  March 
1st,  1777,  for  three  yeais,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Lee's 
Co.,  Col.  Durkee's,  Reg.,  Conn.  Line,  and  was  dis- 
charged April  Ist,  1780,  at  Springfield,  N.  J.  The 
schedule  of  his  property  is  as  follows  :  1  small  house 
and  12  acres  of  rough,  poor  land,  valued  at  $116; 
1  cow,  $12  ;  6  sheep,  $4.50;  and  a  few  articles  of 
furniture,  $10  ;  from  his  pension  he  had  saved  $40; 
and  that  he  owes  $52  ;  by  occupation  a  coasting  trade 
seaman  ;  in  1824  his  family  consisted  of  his  wife 
Esther,  who  was  born  May  •J2d,  1765,  a  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  and  Lowen  Wait ;  they  were  married  No- 
vember, 1761;  his  daughter  Hepsibah,  age  twenty- 
five  ;  Harriet,  age  seventeen. 

Joseph;  died  August  25th,  1839;  age  eighty. 

At  Lyme,  Conn.,  May  20th,  1838,  appeared  Abi- 
gail DeWolf  of  Lyme,  age  seventy-nine  years,  and 
says  she  is  the  sister  of  the  late  Joseph  Beckwith, 
and  mentions  her  sister,  Lois  Beckwith. 

At  Lyme,  Conn.,  November  23d,  1842,  appeared 
Harriet  Haynes,  wife  of  James  Haynes,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Beckwith ;  her  sister,  Mahala,  married 
Frederick  Champion. 

August  6th,  1838,  appeared  Esther  Beckwith, 
now  aged  sixty-nine  years,  widow  of  Joseph. 

September  20th,  1838,  appeared   Mahala  Tinker, 

age  thirty-three  years,  daughter  of  Joseph  Beckwith, 

and  says  her  husband  is  dead. 

Joseph  Frederick  Beckwith,  born  in  Conn.,  in  1795; 

now  a  resident  of  Gillman,  111. ;  was  enrolled  in  the 


The  Beckwitlis. 


259 


March 
it.  Lee's 
^as  dis- 
r.     The 
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,t$llO; 
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his  wife 
Lighter  of 
lied  No- 
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ghty. 
ired  Abi- 
ears,  and 
^eckwith, 

appeared 
daughter 
married 

Jeckwith, 

l)h. 

la  Tinker, 
leckwith, 

in  1795; 
lied  in  the 


N.  Y.  State  Militia,  October  10th,  18U,  in  Captain 
Comstoek's  Co.,  Col.  Stoddard's  Reg.  (68th  N.  Y.), 
enlisting  for  twenty  days'  service,  was  ordered  to 
Sackett's  Harbor;  he  resided  in  Williamsburg,  Orange 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  until  1868,  when  he  removed  to  Iroquois 
Co.,  111. ;  and  lived  in  the  towns  of  Arbria  and 
Douglas ;  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment  he  was  eigh- 
teen years  old ;  by  occupation  a  farmer ;  he  died 
January  27tli,  1884,  aged  eighty-nine  years. 

Josiah  Beckwith,  Orange  Co.,  Vt,  April  4th,  1871; 
nppeared  Josiah  Beckwith,  age  seventy-five  years,  a 
resident  of  Asmutli,  Orange  Co.,  Vt.  ;  enlisted  No- 
vember 1st,  1814,  at  Wilmington,  Vt.,  in  Capt.  Rob- 
inson's Co.,  Col.  Davidson's  Reg.;  was  at  the  battles 
of  Plattsburg  and  Burlington,  Vt. ;  thinks  he  served 
sixty  days  ;  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Plattsburg, 
by  being  struck  by  a  clubbed  nuisket  in  the  hands 
of  a  British  soldier,  and  received  a  severe  bayonet 
thrust  in  the  right  side  while  on  a  reconnoitering  ex- 
pedition; his  right  shoulder  became  deformed  from 
the  effects  of  the  blow  of  the  clubbed  musket ;  he 
married  Martha  Plaisteel  at  Barnville,  Vt.,  August 
9th,  1817. 

Jeysee  Beckwith,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1753;  was 
drafted  into  Col.  Latimer's  Reg.,  in  1775,  for  one 
njonth  ;  was  again  drafted  in  the  same  year  for  two 
weeks;  in  1776  was  drafted  tor  four  months  in 
Capt.  Bushnell's  Co.,  whicli  joined  the  Continental 
Army  at  White  Plains  ;  he  was  one  iA  one  hundred 
men  detailed  to  prevent  the   British  from  landing ; 


lA„IJiJ.J.I.-....li.lil.ll|J|||ll_lll(]li 


260 


27ie  Heckivit/is. 


\m 


they  retreated  to  White  Plains,  and  after  the 
battle  retreated  to  North  Castle,  and  were  discharged; 
in  1777  was  again  drafte<l  for  three  months'  service 
in  Capt.  Catlin's  Co.,  and  was  stationed  at  New  Lon- 
don ;  after  two  weeks'  service,  a  comrade  accidentally 
dropped  his  musket  on  Jeysee's  big  toe  of  the  right 
foot  and  crushed  it,  rendering  him  incapable  for  ser- 
vice, and  he  was  allo\ved  to  go  home ;  as  soon  as  he 
recovered  the  use  of  his  foot  he  returned  and  served 
out  his  time. 

Lemuel  Beck  with,  born  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  October 
9th,  1765;  enlisted  April  1st,  1782,  under  Capt. 
Stoddard,  at  Ne^v  London,  Conn.,  for  two  months ; 
was  dischai'ged  at  Fort  Trumbull,  New  Loudon ;  he 
again  enlisted  June  1st,  1782,  for  one  year's  service 
in  Capt.  Charles  Miles'  Co ;  he  has  resided  at  Brat- 
tleboro,  Vt.,  Enfield,  Mass.,  two  years  at  Une  Pas- 
ture, Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y.,  twelve  years  at  Rensselaer- 
ville,  Albany  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  then  moved  to  Hatton. 

Ichabod  Beckwith ;  he  enlisted  in  the  Continental 
Army  January  26th,  1776,  as  a  private  soldier  in 
Capt.  Stevens'  Co.,  Knox's  Keg.,  Mass.  Line,  and 
served  throughout  the  Canada  Expedition,  and  is 
now  sixty  years  old  ;  he  was  a  farmer  in  Ludlow, 
Hampden  Co.,  Mass.,  ^vhere  he  was  born  in  1758  ; 
he  was  afterward  a  laborei"  without  family  or  means 
of  support,  except  by  public  charity ;  has  no  pi'operty 
of  any  kind  or  description,  except  his  necessary 
clothing  ;  is  old  and  infirm,  and  by  reason  of  palsy 
deprived  of  sight  and  speech ;  physically  and  men- 


er  the 

service 
iw  Lon- 
Lentally 
le  right 
for  ser- 
Dn  as  he 
i  served 

October 
iY  Capt. 
niontlis ; 
idon;  he 
•'s  service 
I  at  Brat- 
(Jne  Fas- 
ensselaer- 

Hattou. 
mtinental 

Idier  in 

iue,  and 
)ii,  and  is 

Ludlow, 

in  1Y58 ; 

or  means 
o  property 

necessary 
n  of  palsy 

and  men- 


^o 


The  Beckwitlis. 


261 


tally  inca])able  of  taking  care  of  himself;  his  pen- 
sion certificate  is  now  in  our  possession,  and  dated 
May  30th,  1818,  No.  11,149. 

TiMOTIIT    NaST, 

Ahel  Burr, 
A  committee  of  the  poor  of  the  Commonwealth  of 
3Ia8s. 

Neheniiah  Beck  with,  born  in  Dorchester  Co.,  Md., 
1762  ;  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Array,  September 
1781,  for  four  months;  served  in  the  select  militia 
under  Capt.  Staplefoot  until  1782;  re-enlisted  1782 
in  Capt.  Spaddeu's  Co.,  serving  until  1783,  and  re- 
ceived pay  for  fourteen  months'  service. 

Nathan  Beckwith ;  at  Waterford,  Conn,,  1820,  ap- 
peared Nathan  Beckwith,  and  says  he  was  born  in 
1 7-17  ;  a  sailor  by  profession  ;  enlisted  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  December,  1775,  for  one  year,  in  Capt. 
Sill's  Co.,  Col.  Parsons'  Reg.,  and  was  discharged  at 
Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  January  1st,  1777. 

His  family  now  consists  of  his  wife,  Patience,  sixty- 
nine  years  old,  and  one  grandchild,  Samuel  Beck- 
with, aged  nine.  The  schedule  of  his  property  is  as 
follows :  One  cow  and  calf,  pledged  to  pay  his  rent, 
valued  at  ^30  ;  other  personal  property,  $(>5.31 ;  and 
he  says  he  owns  neither  house  nor  lands. 

Niles  Beckwith;  at  Lempster,  N.  II.,  1818,  appeared 
Niles  Beckwith,  a  farmer,  and  says  he  was  born  in 
1753,  and  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army,  May  1st, 
1775,  at  Mistict,  Province  of  Massachusetts,  for  three 
months,  as  a  piivate  in  Capt.  Stiles'  Co.,  Col.  Starke's 


262 


The  Beckwiths. 


Regt.,  N.  II.  Line ;  vvjih  tlien  drafted  into  Rigmont's 
Reg.,  aud  served  eight  months,  jiiid  was  discharged  ; 
re-enlisted  in  Capt.  Scott's  Co.,  Col.  ISargeant's  Reg., 
and  marched  to  Castle  William,  below  Boston,  and 
remained  there  until  Independence  was  declared ; 
then  marched  with  his  regiment  to  New  York,  and 
was  taken  in  Col.  Ilatton's  Reg.  of  Rangers,  and 
remained  until  taken  prisoner  by  the  J5ritish  at  Fort 
Washington  ;  was  ])laced  in  irons  aboard  a  prison 
ship  for  fifteen  weeks  ;  was  then  paroled  and  returned 
home.  His  family,  in  1820,  consisted  of  his  wife, 
aged  fifty-eight;  his  children,  Loniiie,  aged  twenty, 
and  Nelson,  aged  thirteen,  noncompoti  mentis.  In 
about  1819  he  moved  to  Unity,  Cheshire  Co.,  N.  H. ; 
the  schedule  of  his  property  amounts  to  $89.37. 

At  Lempster,  N.  H.,  September  I9tli,  1838,  ap- 
peared Jemima  Beck  with,  seventy-seven  years  of  age, 
widow  of  Niles  Beckwith,  who  died  February  20th, 
1821,  and  says  they  were  married  Deceml^er  6th,  1778. 

At  Lempster,  N.  XL,  September  28th,  1838,  ap- 
peared Warren  Beckwith,  who  says  Niles  Beckwith 
moved  to  Unity,  Sullivan  Co.,  N.  H.,  shortly  before 
he  died. 

Certificate  of  marriage  was  dated  Lempster,  N.  H., 
December  Gth,  1778,  between  Niles  Beckwith  and 
Jemima  Wedge. 
Perry  G.  Beckwith;  at  Bronson,  Huron  Co.,  Ohio,  March 
3d,  1871,  appeared  Perry  G.  Beckwith,  and  says  that 
he  was  born  in  1796,  and  enlisted  from  Greerson 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  May  Ist,  1814,  in  Capt.  Freeman's  Co., 


The  Beckwiths. 


263 


niont's 
ari^ecl ; 

^  Reg- 
►n,  and 
clared ; 
rk,  and 
srs,  and 

at  Fort 
a  prison 
returned 
his  wife, 

twenty, 

ntk.     Ill 
,.,  N.H.; 

^838,  ap- 
•s  of  age, 
ary  20tli, 
6th,  1778. 

838,  ap- 
[5eck\vith 
Ay  before 

ter,  N.  H., 
kwith  and 


hio. 


March 
I  says  that 
Greerson 
inian's  Co., 


Col.  Porter's  Reg.,  and  was  disoliarged  at  Biift'alo, 
N.  Y.,  Novenil)er  8th,  ]h14.  He  married  Delia 
Springster,  September  15th,  1824,  and  died  at  Olney, 
111.,  Sei)teniber  15th,  1824. 

Phineas  Beckwith,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1735;  en- 
listed in  the  Continental  Army  January  15th,  1777, 
in  Capt.  Lee's  Co.,  Col.  Durkee's  Reg.,  for  the  war ; 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  sergeant.  He  joined 
his  regiment  April  30th,  1777,  and  served  until  Oc- 
tober 20th,  1780,  when  he  was  promoted  to  ensign  ; 
his  commission  (now  on  file  in  pension  office,  188U) 
reads,  "  to  take  effect  from  January  13th,  1781,"  in 
Capt.  Spalding's  Co.,  and  was  disciiarged  November, 
1782.  By  trade  he  was  a  saddler.  Li  1818  he  be- 
came blind  ;  his  family  at  this  time  consisted  of  wife, 
Huldah,  aged  sixty-nine  years,  and  one  daughter, 
Lois,  aged  fifty-nine,  still  living  with  him  ;  his  other 
children  have  long  since  left  him,  and  gone  out  into 
the  world.  He  was  still  living  in  1818,  then  aged 
eighty-three. 

His  commission  in  the  Continental  Army  reads 
as  follows :  "  Phineas  Beckwith  conmiissioned  en- 
sign 1st  Connecticut  Regiment  from  the  13th  day  of 
January,  1781,  the  sixtli  year  of  our  Independence, 
and  signed  Thos.  McLean,  President  of  the  Congress 
of  the  U.  S.  of  America." 

Rice  Beckwith,  born  Lyme,  Conn.,  November  20th, 
1757,  and  served  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1776 
to  1780  in  Col.  Wynkoop's  Regt.,  N.  Y.  Line,  as  fol- 
lows :  In  1776  he  resided  at  Manchester,  and  enlisted 


itlt 


264 


The  lievkioitfiK. 


I't' 


from  New  Lel»aii«ni  S[>nngs  in  Capt.  VisliyliV  Co., 
and  served  until  1777;  was  <li.sirlwirged  at  Kinder- 
hook,  N.  \. ;  lie  again  enlisted  and  marclicd  from 
New  Lebanon  Springs  to  Kinderhook,  Sunday  Jiill, 
Fort  Ann  and  back  to  Lebanon,  and  tlu'U  to  Kinder- 
liook,  an<l  was  there  discharged  in  177<S  ;  he  tlieii 
volunteered  ia  Capt.  Oder's  Co.,  Col.  Allen's  lleg., 
and  served  until  December,  177s,  and  was  then 
drafted  into  Capt.  Smith's  Co.,  Col.  Allen's  lleg,,  Vt. 
Line,  serving  six  months;  i-e-enlisted  March,  1780, 
in  Capt.  Harney's  Co,  for  one  month.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  his  last  term  of  (iidistment  lie  I'eturned  to 
Manchester,  where  he  resided  until  1800,  and  then 
moved  t<>  Plattsburg.  He  says  liis  brother,  Grant 
Beckwith,  also  serv^ed  throughout  the  war  in  the 
Continental  Army. 

The  above  papi^rs  were  filed  l)y  George  M.  Beck- 
with, acting  cliief  clerk  of  CV)nmion  Pleas  of  Phitts- 
burg,  and  Daniel  Beckwith  appeared  as  a  witness. 
Richard  Marmaduke  Barnes  Beckwith  ;  at  Charleston, 
Jefferson  Co.,  W.  Va.,  June  10th,  1871,  appeared 
Sarah  E.  Beckwith,  and  says  she  was  born  in  1796, 
and  that  she  is  the  widow  of  tlie  above,  who  enlisted 
in  1814  in  Capt,  C.  Wills'  Co.,  and  served  until  Au- 
gust 14th,  ISIO;  that  her  maiden  name  was  Sarah 
E.  Hite,  and  that  they  were  married  September  18th, 
1813,  by  the  Rev.  T.  Mathews,  at  Charleston,  W.  Va. ; 
her  husband  died  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  about  1818,  leav- 
ing a  son,  George  W.  \1.  BeckAvith,  now  living  at 
Charleston,  Jefferson  Co.,  W.  Va. 


The  lieckxoitha. 


205 


Richai'd  Bcckwith  ;  at  Biitavia,  Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y., 
May  ir)t]i,  1<s7H,  a])])eai('(l  Jane  Hi'ckwitli,  wlio  say.s 
Hlie  was  horn  in  1H14,  and  is  tlie  widow  of  Richard 
Beckwitli,  who  vohmteered  at  Hatavia,  N.  V.,  Au- 
gnst  ;nst,  1814,  in  Capt.  Godfrey's  Co.,  Col.  Church- 
hill's  Kei^^,  tor  three  months' service;  he  was  dis- 
chari^ed  at  Fort   Erie,   Sej)tember   16th,    1S14,   on 


lit 


th 


five  feet 


account  ot  sickness,  lie  was,  at  tliat  time, 
six  inches  tall,  light  hair  and  complexion  and  blue 
eyes,  and  that  they  were  married  October  11th, 
1841,  by  Adam  Reid  ;  her  maiden  name  was  Jane 
Porter,  and  that  Richard  died  at  Ratavia,  N.  Y., 
June  21st,  1806. 

Robert  Beckwith;  at  Norwich,  C(mn.,  May  2d,  1871, 
ai)peared  Robert  Beckwith,  who  says  he  was  born 
in  17U4;  that  he  was  a  seaman  in  the  War  f)f  1812, 
on  Ijoard  the  schooner  "Mars,"  comraarded  by  Capt. 
Noah  Buckley,  and  sailed  under  letter  of  manpie. 
TliH"  Mars  "was  captured  by  the  British  frigate 
"Shannon"  with  all  on  Ijoard,  while  oft'  Cadiz;  he 
was  lield  a  prisoner  of  war  for  eighteen  months,  part 
of  the  time  at  Millsville  Island,  and  sixty  days  as  a 
hostage  on  board  the  British  ship  "Lucaro,'  and 
was  paroled  at  Halifax,  N.  S. 

Roswell  Beckwitli;  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  October 
21st,  1753,  where  he  resided  until  forty-one  years  of 
age,  then  moved  to  Westerlo,  AU)aiiy  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 
again  to  Ca/.enovia,  N.  Y.  Foi'  many  years  was  a 
Baptist  minister  in  good  standing.  He  enlisted 
December,  1775,  in  Capt.  Sells'  Co.,  Col.  Parsons' 
34 


lit 


26^ 


The  Beckwiths. 


Vr; 


Reg.,  for  one  year,  enteiinir  actual  service  January 
1st,  177H,  and  was  stationed  on  the  lieiglits  over- 
looking Boston,  and  could  see  the  British  soldiers 
parading  the  decks  of  their  vessels  in  the  har]>or  as 
if  prejiai'ing  to  land,  then  they  dro[)])ed  down  the 
1  iver  evacuating  Boston.  lie  assisted  in  erecting  the 
fortifications,  and  marched  back  to  Lyme  hy  way  of 
Providence,  R.  I.,  ^^•here  the  regiment  '^ml>arked  and 
sailed  for  New  Vork,  joining  the  :vrmy  under  Gen. 
Washington ;  he  retreated  with  the  Army  bO  Long 
Island,  where  he  was  dis(diarged.  lie  then  re-en- 
listed in  a  company  commanded  ])y  Ca])t  Knowl- 
ton  to  serve  "  by  day  and  night,  by  laud  and  by 
water,  open  or  secret  service,"  and  was-^  capti'red  and 
taken  prisoner  at  For^  v'^ashington,  by  the  Bi'itish 
and  marched  to  Harlem,  and  then  with  other  prisoners 
sent  to  New  York,  and  placed  in  irons  on  noard  the 
prison  ship,  the  "Dalton"'  until  Febi'uary,  when  the 
prisoners  agreeing  not  to  bear  arms  against  England 
until  regularly  exchanged,  were  allowed  t')  go  home; 
he  j'eturned  to  Lyme  on  )>arole  until  exohan^^ed,  in 
1780,  but  owincT  to  feeblene>s  from  lont::  conilnoment 
in  the  prison  ship,  did  not  re-enter  the  service,  until 
he  was  di'afted  at  the  l>urning  of  New  London.  In 
1S32,  he  was  still  living,  age  seventy  eight  years. 

The  appb*''ation  of  Roswell  Beck  with  was  sworn 

to  before  Barak   Beckwith,  Judge  (»f  the  Common 

Pleas  of  Madison  Co.   Conn. 

Rufus  Beckwith  ;  at  Chelsea,  Orango  Co.,  N.  Y.,  18G1, 

ap})eared  Rufus  Beck^vith,  who  says  he  was   born 


The  Berkicit/is. 


26f 


January 
lits  over- 
a  soldiers 
h!irV)or  as 
down  tlie 
■ecting  the 
1  )y  way  of 
arked  and 
iiider  Gen. 
,y  N)  Long 
then  re-en- 
)t    Kn  owl- 
id  and  by 
ptrred  and 
the  British 
ler  prisoners 
1  board  the 
y',  wh.eii  the 
ist  England 
t')  go  home; 
ihair^ed,  in 
L'(.niin'jment 
■rvice,  until 
,ondon.     In 
-ht  years, 
was  sworn 
le  Common 

N.  Y.,  IHOl, 
le  was   born 


in  1704  ;  and  enlisted  at  Alstead,  Cheshire  Co., 
N.  H.,  in  1776,  in  the  let  Reg.  of  Volunteers,  Capt. 
Nathan  Fay's  Co.,  for  nine  rarmths'  gari'ison  duty,  at 
Fort  Otter  Creek,  Vt.;  he  march(id  through  the 
\vildei'ness  to  Fort  Pittsfield  and  was  mustered 
into  the  Continental  Army  by  Major  Tolmcn  ;  at  the 
expiration  often  m(»nths  was  discharged. 

Attached  to  this  a})[>lication  was  an  old  faded 
k'af  of  a  ]>ibk^,  upon  which  was  wiitten  the  follow- 
ing: 

Rnfns  Beckvvith;  born  May  Vith,  1764;  Tliank- 
I'ul  Sadie,  his  wife.  January  1st,  1790  (probably 
(late  of  niarri.'je):  Sammie,  ])orn  Deceml)er  ISth^ 
1791;  Josiah,  })oni  May  2(ith,  179^;  Edward  W., 
born  S6;])tembcr  15th,  1798;  Rnfus,  Jr.,  Ijorn  De- 
(!ember  L'Otli,  1 800. 

Samuel  Beckwith ;  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  July  18tli, 
183;-{,  ap])eared  Samuel  Beckwith,  who  says  he  was 
born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1735.  That  he  and  his  ' 
brotlnu',  Roswel  I^eckwith,  were  both  taken  prison- 
ers at  Fort  Washington  by  the  British,  and  that  he 
did  not  return  home  until  January,  1777. 

Samuel  Beckwith  ;  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  June  7th,  1843, 
ai)])eai'(Ml  John  Lay,  who  says  he  was  born  in  17'''4, 
and  that  he  knew  }>ersonaliy  Sanuiel  Beckwith,  who 
enlisted  IVTay,  1775,  for  seven  months'  sei'vice  in 
Capt.  S"lls'  Co.,  Col.  Parsons'  Reg.,  .-ind  that  he 
mnrched  to  Roxltuiv  and  was  stationed  there  until 
dischargcMl,  about  Januaiy  1st,  1776;  he  i-e-enlisted 
in  the  sauje  company  for  one  year,  and  was  stationed 


Wll 


mmm 


268 


T/ie  JieeJcvnths. 


at  Now  York,  and  Avas  discliiirged  there,  January 
Ist,  1777;  lie  tlieu  eiiliHted  in  tlie  s(;a  service,  and 
was  at  tlie  capture  of  the  East  India  ship^'Tlu^ 
Lov(!ly  Lass,"  and  made  a  luuivy  purse  froni  liis 
sliare  of  the  pi-ize  money.  Jle  was  tnken  pi'isoner 
several  times,  once  in  llhodc!  Island,  and  once  in 
Ts^(iW  Yoi"k  where  he  was  ])laced  on  hoaid  of  a  j)i'ison 
ship  for  a  long  time,  lie  married  Polly  (Jreen- 
fieltl  before  he  returned  home,  and  that  he  after- 
ward joined  Ca[>t.  Moody  in  a  government  ship, 
and  w^as  drowned  at  Lyme,  May,  1800. 

At  Lyme,  Conn.,  June  7th,  1844,  appeared  Polly  Beck- 
witli  Tiidcer,  who  says  she  was  l)orn  in  1760  ;  that 
her  maiden  name  was  Polly  Greentitdd,  and  that  she 
married  Samuel  Beckwith,  June,  1 7<S^ ;  that  he  died  at 
Lyme,  May,  I.SOO,  and  in  Decembei",  1818,  she  iwav- 
ried  Jose])h  Tinkei-,  who  died  November  28th,  1830. 

Seth  Beckwith,  born  at  Waterford,  Conn.,  October, 
1758;  enlisted,  1778,  in  the  Militia,  Capt.  Bebee's  Co., 
and  was  drafted  into  the  Continental  Army  for  six 
months,  in  ('apt.  Thom])Son's  Co,,  and  was  stationed 
at  Fort  Trumbull,  assistini;  in  the  Ijuildino;  of 
that  fort;  was  discharge<l  April,  17U9.  He  was  again 
drafted  July,  177U,  in  Capt.  Wait's  Co.,  for  four 
months  ;  was  stationed  at  Long  Island  Sound,  east 
of  Niantic  bay,  where  he  was  discharged  July,  1 78<) ; 
was  again  drafted  to  go  in  pui'suit  of  British  soldiers, 
who  had  made  their  escape,  from  the  prison  ships, 
then  lying  in  New  London,  and  who  ^vel•e  secreted 
around    in  the   country  ;   the  fnilitiamen  succeeded 


The.   Bcchmths. 


269 


ill  recM[)tnring  most  of  them,  retuminj^^  tliein  to 
])i'i8on;  lie  was  then  placed  on  guard  duty  at  the 
])ris()n.  He  was  subsequently  drafted  several  times, 
sei'ving  short  terms  of  service  aggregating  ten  months. 
At  AVaterford,  Conn.,  Septerai)er  18th,  is.")?,  ap- 
))eared  Esther  Beckwith,  who  says  she  was  born  in 
1  7H2,  and  is  the  widow  of  Seth  Beckwith  ;  that  her 
niaidcui  name  was  Esther  Leach,  and  was  married  No- 
vember 14th,  17<Sl;  that  her  liusband.  died  at  Mont- 
ville,  Conn.,  March  l.^th,  1  s;}9. 

At  Waterfoi'd,  Conn.,  Sept-mber  28d,  1S39,  ap- 
pear«!d  Grace  Beckwith,  the  Avidow  of  Elisha  Beck- 
with, and  sa}'s  slie  w  as  born  in  1  764;  that  her  maiden 
name  was  (rrace  Leach,  and  is  the  sister  of  Seth 
Beckwith's  wife  ;  that  Sixth's  childr<'n  were  :  Hester, 
born  October  Kith,  178i;  Joseph,  born  January 
•jr)th,  1785,  and   Rupel,  born  Decem])er  27tli,  1788. 

Seth  i^eckwith  ;  at  Easton,  Ionia  Co.,  Mich.,  December 
14th,  1871,  appeared  Elizabeth  Beckwith,  who  says 
she  was  bold  in  1787,  and  is  the  widow  of  Seth 
Beckwith,  who  served  sixty  days  in  the  War  of 
1812,  in  Capt.  Tallmadge's  Co.  ;  at  that  time  lie  re- 
sided at  Martinsburg,  Lewis  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  was  sta- 
tioned at  Sackett's  Har])or  during  the  years  1812- 
I8l.'i.  He  again  enlisted  for  three  months  as  a  sub- 
stitute for  one  Elijah  Soule,  who  was  drafted.  Her 
maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Butler,  and  they  were 
married  November  ()tli,  180(1;  hr  died  at  Easton, 
Mich.,  June  oth,  185(5. 

Silas  Beckwith,  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1746,  enlisted 


270 


The  Beckwithn. 


in  the  army  witli  his  team  to  haul  provisions  from 
East  Harbor  Landing  to  Boston,  and  liad  command 
of  several  other  teams ;  acting  as  train-master  for 
three  months,  lie  then,  vvitli  his  family,  moved  to 
near  Alf)any,  N.  Y,,  and  was  selected  by  the  Com- 
mittee of  Safety  of  All)any  to  take  charge  of  thirty- 
five  men  to  go  north  and  join  (fen.  S(rhnyler's  com- 
mand, then  stationed  a  little  below  Albany  on  the 
Ilndson  river.  He,  with  Sergeant  Bntler  and  twenty- 
five  men,  went  up  'le  river,  and  were  drawn  into  an 
ambush  by  the  Indians;  after  a  skirmish  with  them 
they  retreated  to  Alljany  without  the  loss  of  a  sin- 
gle man,  carrying  wHh  them  the  only  man  wounded. 
He  was  then  commissioned  by  (xen.  Gates  a  captain 
in  Col.  Van  Ness'  Keg.,  Conn.  Line  ;  was  at  the  l)at- 
tie  of  Stillwater,  Sep/Cember  19th,  1777,  and  was  dis- 
cliai'ged  at  the  expii'ation  of  his  nine  mouths'  eidist. 
ment.  In  1778,  he  wns  again  selected  by  the  (Jom- 
mittee  of  Safety  of  Nobletown,  Albany  Co.,  N.  Y., 
to  take  charge  of  thirty  men  to  join  General  Wasli- 
ington  at  Valley  Forge  ;  he  re[)orted  to  General  Pier- 
son  upon  his  arrival,  who  advised  him  to  be  "  nocu- 
lated  "  foi'  tlie  small-pox,  then  very  bad  in  the  army, 
after  which  he  lay  sick  in  the  hospital  for  a  long 
time ;  getting  i)etter,  he  was  placed  in  a  wagon  and 
followed  the  army  ;  having  a  relapse,  was  discharged 
as  unfit  for  active  service.  He  knows  of  no  one  who 
could  t(istify  to  the  abov(!,  except  his  Fatlier,  Benjamin 
Beckwith.  After  the  war  In;  moved  to  Indiana,  and 
then  to  Crawford  Co.,  111.,  where  he  resided  in  18;i."». 


The  Bechwiths. 


271 


IS  from 

iiiiiuaiKl 

,stei'  for 

Loved  to 

he  Coin- 

,f  tliirty- 

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I  twenty- 

n  into  an 

qtli  tbem 

,  of  a  sin- 

wonnded. 
a  captain 

tt  tliel»at- 

d  was  dis- 

;hs'  enlist, 
the  Coin- 
Jo,  N.  Y.. 
;val  Wash- 
neral  Pier- 
be  "  nocu- 
Ihe  army, 
tur  a  long 
ivagon  and 
iliscliarged 
jio  one  wlio 
l,  Benjamin 
]idiana,  and 
3(1  in  18;3H. 


At  Crawford  Co.,  Til.,  December  14tli,  1837,  ap- 
peared I5tnijaiiiin  Beckwitli,  and  says  tliat  liis  father, 
Silas  Beckwitli,  has  livcid  with  him  for  the  last 
fifteen  years,  and  is  now  old  and  infirm,  and  that  his 
mother  died  in  bSJU. 
I'iiomas  Beckwilh,  born  at  Lynn-,  Conn.,  April  3d, 
1759  ;  enlisted  in  the  Conn.  Militia,  Se[>tember  t)th, 
I77<),  in  Ca])t  Say's  Co.,  Col.  Parsons' Keg.,  the -Wl 
Conn.  Line,  called  the  '^  Governor's  (lurTds  ; "  re- 
mained on  duty  at  Lyme  until  discharged,  January 
10th,  1777  ;  re-(!n listed  January  15th,  1777,  to  go  to 
New  London,  in  Capt.  Lay's  Co.,  Col.  Thorp's  lieg., 
Conn.  Line  ;  remained  thci'e  four  months,  and  was 
discharged;  volunteered,  A])ril,  1 777,  for  two  months. 
State  service,  in  Ca[)t.  Bebee's  Co.,  Col.  Thorp's 
Regt.,  and  was  stationed  at  New  London  until  dis- 
chai'ged  ;  re-enlisted,  July  1st,  1777,  in  Capt.  Palmer's 
Co.,  Col.  Ely's  llegt.,  for  six  months ;  marched  with 
his  coni]>any  to  Norwalk,  and  there  embarked  on 
board  a  schooner  foi*  secret  service  to  surprise  the 
British  Fort  at  Brookhaven,  L.  1. ;  the  Americans 
were  themselves  Hur})rised  by  British  vessels  of  war, 
who  captured  one  boat  aiul  drove  the  others  to  land ; 
after  a  weary  march  through  the  wilderness  arrived 
at  New  London,  and  was  dischargc^d,  Jaiiuaiy,  1  77''"' ; 
was  drafted  into  Ca[»t.  Davis'  Co.,  Col.  Latimer's 
ICeg.,  Hd  C<mn.  Line;  was  stationed  at  Fort  Gris- 
wold  for  four  months,  und  was  discharged,  May, 
1778;  again  enlisted;  this  time  on  the  State  bi-ig 
iJepance,  mounting  sixteen  guns,  and  manned  by  one 


Hi  ■ 


272 


The  BeckwUha. 


hundred  and  twenty  men ;  Setli  Hui'diniLr',  Ctapt.'iin, 
and  Neliemiali  Whitney,  surgeon  ;  cruised  to  the  Ber- 
nuidas  for  one  month,  and  in  that  time  oajitured  two 
sliips,  with  whicli  tlie  Defiance  returned  to  New 
London,  and  after  refittini;-  returned  to  tlie  same 
ci'uisin^  unrounds  for  three  months;  wen;  chased  home 
by  a  British  nuin-of-war ;  Avas  then  discliarged  De- 
cember, 1778;  drafted  in  177'.>,  and  served  three 
montlis  in  Ca[)t.  Hempstead's  Co.,  .'id  lleg.,  Conn- 
State  Troops  ;  he  then,  at  the  expiration  of  liis  en- 
listment, entered  tlie  naval  service  on  a  privateer  ves- 
sel for  one  year.  Jn  18.'>2  he  was  still  living  at 
Batavia,  N.  Y.,  aged  seventy-thi'ee  years. 
Timothy  Beckvvith  ;  at  Watei'ford,  Conn.,  1820,  ap- 
peared Tiniovhy  Jieekwith,  who  says  he  was  born  at 
Waterford,  Con  i.,  and  enlisted  from  that  place  into 
the  Continental  Army,  for  tlie  war,  May,  1777,  in 
Capt.  Richai'ds'  Co.,  and  served  until  the  end  of  the 
war,  and  was  discharged  at  West  Point.  By  occn- 
pation  a  laborer;  his  wife  Lydia  is  fifty-three  years 
old  ;  their  children  are  as  follows:  Livonia,  age  foui' 
teen;  Timothy,  age  ten;  Cynthia,  age  eight,  and 
says  his  property  amounts  to  ^G.OtJ  in  value,  and 
that  he  owns  neither  "house  nor  lands."  lie  mar- 
ried Lydia  Newberry,  late  of  Waterfoi'd,  May  19th, 
178'J,  who  was  born  in  17<)0,  and  li\ed  to  be  ninety- 
seven  yeai's  old  ;  Timothy  died  May  27th,  1825,  and 
Lydia,  his  wife,  May  J'>d,  1<S57. 

At    New    London,    Conn.,  July    27th,    l.s;}S,  aj)- 
peared    Hannah    iJurrs  of  Waterfoi'd,  seventy-seven 


The  Beckwithfi 


273 


years  old,  wlio  says  she  is  a  sister  of  Timothy  Beck- 
with. 

At  New  Loudon,  Conn.,  July,  1839,  appeared 
Newberry  Beckwith  of  New  London,  and  Desire 
Beebee  of  Watei'ford,  children  of  Timothy  Beckwith 
and  Lydia,  his  wife. 

William  Beckwith;  at  AVaterford,  Conn.,  June  9th, 
1871,  appeared  VV^illiani  Beckwith,  who  says  lie  was 
born  at  Waterford,  Conn.,  1774,  and  married  Amy 
at  Watei'ford,  in  1798  ;  and  tliat  he  served  in  the 
War  of  1812,  for  thirty  days,  in  Col.  More's  Keg., 
3d  Conn.  Line. 

William  Beckwith  ;  at  Morgan  Township,  Morgan  Co., 
Ohio,  1832,  apjieared  William  Beckwith,  who  says 
he  was  boi'ii  in  Frederick  Co.,  Md.,  in  1758,  and 
that  he  enlisted  at  Frederick,  Md.,  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army,  August,  1776,  in  Ca])t.  Slay's  Co.,  Col. 
Battle's  Reg.,  for  six  months  ;  at'tei-  serving  his  term, 
he  re-enlisted  at  White  Mai'sh  Crossing  for  <me  year, 
in  Capt.  Cam))'s  Co.,  Col.  Green's  lleg.  ;  was  at  the 
battle  of  White  Marsh,  whei'e  Ca]»t.  Bailey  and  half 
of  his  company  ran  away,  the  remainder  and  Capt. 
McLane,  contending  with  an  overp<»wei'ing  force  of 
the  enemy,  fouglit  their  way  back  to  White  Marsh, 
after  leaving  half  theii-  men  dead  and  wounded 
He  was  at  the  battle  of  Chestnut  Hill,  under  Gen. 
Green,  which  lasted  from  noon  to  dark;  was  at  the 
battle  of  Germantown.  After  the  battle  of  German- 
town,  the  Jiritish  lighted  their  cam[)  fires,  and  the 
Americans  then  went  into  camp;  William  had  just 
35 


274 


The  Beokwiths. 


put  a  cake  of  dough  into  the  ashes  to  Ijake  when  an 
advance  wan  ordered,  and  lie  was  obliged  to  eat  his 
cake  raw,  only  to  find  upon  tlit-ir  arrival  at  the 
enemy's  lines  that  they  had  retreated.  His  command 
arrived  too  late  to  participate  in  the  battle  of  the 
Brandywine.  All  the  pay  he  ever  received  was  one 
month's  |)ay,  >5^8  in  Continental  currency.  His  com- 
pany was  ordered  to  (juell  the  Tories,  who  gave 
much  trouble  in  and  around  Frederick.  He  was 
born  in  Frederick  Co.,  Md.,  on  Eock  Creek,  twelve 
miles  from  Washington,  D.  C,  and  lived  there  until 
he  moved  to  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio. 

Benjamin  Beckwith  says  he  is  a  brother  of  Wil- 
liam Beck\vith,  late  of  Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  who  died 
October  27th,  1830;  his  wife  died  a  short  time  be- 
fore ;  they  had  three  childi-en :  Richard,  Tobias  and 
Rebecca ;  Richard  left  his  father's  home  years  ago 
and  was  supposed  to  have  returned  to  Md. ;  Tobias 
died,  and  Rebecca  is  the  only  surviving  child,  and 
is  thought  to  be  living  in  New  York. 

Solomon  Beckwith  says  he  is  the  son  of  Benja- 
min and  nephew  of  William,  and  that  he  knows 
that  William  is  dead,  that  Tobias  is  dead,  and  be- 
lieves that  Richard  is  dead,  and  that  Rebecca  is  the 
only  surviving  child  of  William  ;  Richard  left  home 
about  1819,  or  shortly  after  they  moved  to  Ohio; 
Tobias  died  in  Morgan  Co.,  and  that  Rebecca  is 
living  in  Xew  York  city. 
William  W.  Beckwith  ;  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  May  1st, 
1879,  appeared  Dr.  C.  Marell,  w^ho  says  he  formerly 


The'f  Beclcwiths. 


275 


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eat  his 

at  tlie 
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B  of  the 
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May  1st, 
formerly 


practiced  in  Huron  Co.,  Ohio,  and  knew  William  W. 
Beckwith  and  his  family,  and  that  William  died  at 
Brunson,  Huron  Co.,  Ohio,  August  19th,  18H1,  aged 
about  sixty-five  years,  leaving  a  widow,  Ann  Beck- 
with,  who  moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

At  Cleveland,  Ohio,  April  29th,  1879,  appeared 
Ann  Beckwith,  aged  81  years,  the  widow  of  William 
W.  Beckwith,  Avho  wa*^  in  the  War  of  1812  ;  enlisted 
in  Capt.  Gale's  Co.,  N.  Y.  Militia,  Woodsworth's 
Brigade,  and  that  her  maiden  name  was  Ann  Herrick. 

At  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1879,  appeared  Dr.  David  H. 
Beckwith,  who  says  he  is  fifty-three  years  old,  and 
is  a  son  of  William  W.  and  Ann  Beckwith  ;  that  his 
father  just  before  his  death,  was  five  feet  eleven 
niches  tall,  had  light  bhie  eyes  and  light  complexion, 
with  dark  hair;  that  his  father  died  August  19th, 
1861. 

At  Cleveland,  Ohio,  April  19th,  1879,  appeared  Dr. 
Seth  R.  Beckwith,  and  says  he  is  forty-nine  years 
old  and  is  a  son  of  William  W.  and  Ann  Beckwith. 

Ann  Beckwith  died  March  25th,  1883.  Certifi- 
cate of  marriage  is  as  follows  :  Norwalk,  Huron  Co., 
Ohio,  I  certify  that  W.  W.  Beckwith  and  Ann  Her- 
I'ick  were  lawfully  joined  in  marriage  by  me,  this 
20th  day  oi'  October,  1819,  Robert  S.  Southgate, 
J.  P. 

18  IT). 
Jennings  Beckwith,  1815;  ensigu,  8d  lieut.  14th  U.  S. 
Inf.,  May  2d,  1815  ;  2d  lieut.,  December  1-ith,  1815  ; 


ii 


270 


TJie  lieckwiths. 


regimental  Q,    M.,   August   24tli,   1815;    resigned, 
June  lOtli,  1816. 

Blackiiawk  War,  LS.'iO. 
Dan   Beckwith,  1880,  May  14tli  to  June  14tli,  lieut.- 
col.,  111.  Mounted  Volunteers. 

1840. 
F.   L.   S.    Beckwith,    1840;  midshipman,  resigned  in 
1844. 

1843. 

S.  M.  Beckwith,  1843;  gunner,  U.  S.  N.;  resigned  in 
1853. 

Mexican  War,  1847. 
Lawrence  Butler  Beckwith,  1847 ;  enlisted  in  1st 
Ark.  Vol.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Buena  Vista;  en- 
listed July  1st,  1846,  at  Washington,  Ark,  for 
twelve  months;  served  as  a  private  in  Hunter's  Co., 
Ist  -Reg.,  Ark.  Vol.;  was  shot  in  the  thigh  at  the 
battle  of  Buena  Vista,  and  was  mustered  out  at 
Cavago,  Mexico,  January  20th,  1847. 

Edward  G.  Beckwith,  1st  lieut.,  U.  S.  A.  (see  1861- 
1865.) 

War  of  the  "Rebellion,  1861-1865. 

Adol2:)lius  Beckwith,  1861 ;  for  four  years;  N.  Y.  Cav. 
Albert  O.  Beckwith,  1861 ;  for  three  years  ;  2d  Vt.  Inf. ; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Fredericksbui'g. 


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277 


Amos  Beclvwitli,  184() ;  cadet  U.  S.  M.  A.,  1840  ;  brevt. 

2(1  lieut.    Art.,    1851;    2(1  lieut.,   l-Sf)!  ;  1st    lieut, 

1854;  capt.  (join,  sub.,  1801  ;  major  co!n.  sub.,  1802  ; 

brevt.   lieut.,  1808;  brevt.  brig.-gen.,  1805;  l)revt. 

major-gen.,   1805  ;  col.   add.  A.  1).  C,  1850;  Heut.- 

col.  asst.  gen.  of  sub.,  1874. 
Asa  Orlando  Beckwitli,  1801  ;  for  three  years  ;  Ohio 

Vols. ;  buried  at  Cedar  Hill  Cemetery,  Ohio. 
Asher  M.  Beckwith,  1803;  for  three  years;  wounded 

at  battle  of  Gettysburg;  died  in  hospital. 
A.    W.    Beckwith,    1801  ;    captain    20th    Mass.    Inf., 

March  29th,  1802  ;  in  sixteen  engagements. 
Benjamin   F.    Beckwith,    1801  ;   for  four  years  ;  99th 

Ind.  Inf.  ;  mustered  out  in  1 805, 
Benjamin  Beckwith,  1802  ;  1st  lieut.  and  adjutant  32d 

Wis.  Reg.;  resigned  1804. 
Chin'les  Beckwith,   September  19th,    1802;   for  nine 

months ;  Co.  B,  49th  Mass. 
Charles  Beckwith,  1801  ;  Conn.  Vols.  ;  killed  in  battle 

in  1802. 
Charles  Beckwith,  1861 ;   Co.    E,    18th   Conn.  ;  died 

August  0th,  1804 ;  buried  at  Staunton,  Va.,  National 

Cemetery,  No.  60,  section  B. 
Cliarles  Beckwith,  1803  ;  died  in  Staunton  prison,  Va., 

July  11th,  1S04. 
C.  Beckwith,   1802;  14th  N.  Y.  Art.  Co.;  died  Sep- 

tember   11th,   1804;    buried    Andersonvilie  Prison 

Cemetery. 
C.  C.  Beckwith,  1801  ;  corporal  Co.  E,  4th  Vt. ;  died 

November  2d,   1803 ;    buried  at  Arlington    Ceme- 


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tery,  grave  No.  75,  row  No.  7,  section  No.  E,  block 
2  ;  body  was  buiietl  on  Dr.  Fislier  s  Plantation,  War- 
renton,  Va.,  and  removed  to  Arlington. 

Charles  \i.  Heckwith  ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Hndsnn. 

Charles  H.  Beckwith,  May  7th,  1S61  ;  2d  Conn.  Inf.; 
died  December  1st,  18H2. 

D.  L.  Heckwith,  18(54 ;  captain  t.'2d  U.  S.  Veteran  Re- 
serve Corps;  diseharged  (disability)  IS(»6. 

Dan  Heckwith,  \S&i  ;  for  four  years ;  III.  Vols.;  mus- 
tered out  in  IS 85. 

Daniel  Heckwith,  1.S<)1  ;  for  two  years ;  mustered  out 
in  186a. 

David  H.  Heckwith,  1882;  for  three  years;  captain 
lUlst  N.  Y.,  Xovember  IHth,  ls62;  in  twenty-two 
engagements. 

David  L.  Heckwith,  18(')2;  for  two  years ;  2d  K.  I.; 
prisoner  at  battle  of  the  Wilderness. 

David  O.  Heckwith,  1801  ;  2d  lieut.  57th  N.  Y.  Inf., 
October  4th,  ls«)l. 

E.  Heckwith,  18«;i  ;  corporal  8th  Mich..  Co.  I;  died 
May  ;Ust,  1884;  buried  in  Andersonville  IVisoii 
Cemetery. 

Edward  (iriffen  iV-ckwith,  1842;  cadet  U.  S.  M.  A.; 
2d  lieut.  3d  Art.,  July  1st,  1842;  1st  lieut.,  June 
18th,  1846;  cai)t;iiti,  May  12th,  1855;  col.  add.  aid- 
de-camp  July  5th,  1882;  major  2d  Art.,  February 
8th,  18()4;  brevt.  lieut. -col.,  brevt.  col.  and  brevt.  brig.- 
gen.,  March  18th,  188)"),  for  faithful  and  meritorious 
services  during  the  war  ;  mustered  out  as  cidonel 
add.  aidde-camp  May  lUst,  188(5. 


The  lievkvnthn. 


279 


biou,  Will- 

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ustered  out 

,rs  ;  captain 
twenty-two 

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N.  Y.  Inl'., 

Co.  1 ;  dieil 
viUe    Prison 


F.  lieckwitli,  November  8th,  1  MVl ;  t>4th  N.  Y.,  Co.  II ; 

buried  at  Military  Asyhini,  I).  C. 
Fmncis    E.   H«'ckwitli,   Jr.,  July   l.'Uh,   l.s«;4  ;  for  one 

lnindre<l  days  ;  Co.  A,  Stli  Mass.  Inf.;  a!.re(l  eiirliteen. 
Francis  Heckwith  ;  Co.  F,  K^thConn. ;  died  September 

5th,  KSfj4  ;  l)uried  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  isect'on  J52,  No. 

l.'U. 
Frank  Beckwith,  June  l(;tli,  1S«;4;  Co.  I),  l.'Uh  (Num. 
(J.  Heckwith,  1.S<)1  ;  5Sth  Peiin.  ;  died  July  31st,  18<;4  ; 

buricil  at  Hampton  Cemetery,  Va. 
George  Beckwith,  18»)1  ;  (3th  Mich.,  Co.  C;  died  June 

23d,  18«)4  ;  buried  at  Lyncbl)urg,  Va. 
George   T     Beckwith.   18r.l  ;  Vt.   Vols.;  wounded  at 

battle  oT   »' :    Jerls^kHburg  ;  died  in  hospital,  l>i(J4. 
George  C.  Beckwith,  lS«;i  ;  for  the  war  ;  2(1  Vt.  Reg.; 

wounded  at  battle  of  Fredericksburg;  died   in  hos- 
pital, 18(54. 
George  L.  Beckwith,  ISdl  ;  for  three  years;  2d  lieut., 

4th  N.  Y.  Cav.;  Decend.er  .'Ust,  18(;2. 
(icoige  11.  Jieckwith,  1801  ;  for  three  years;  1st  lieut. 

l.'Jth  Wis. 
(icorge  W.  Beckwith;  Ind.  Volunteers ;  mustered  out 

in  1865. 
Gorge  W.  Beckwith,  18(51  ;  f,,r  the  war;    l(5th  N.  Y., 

Co.  E;  died   September  1st,  18(52;  buiied  at   IMiila- 

delj)hia,  Penn. 
(iilbert  Beckwith,  18(51  ;  f.»r  the  war;   10th  Mich.,  Co. 

C;  died  May  l(5th,  1S(52  ;  buried  at  St.  Louis,  Mi... 

section  52,  No.  50. 


980 


The  Beckioith^. 


!l 


Henry  Beckwith,  18H1  ;  for  three  years;  Ohio  Vol.; 
mustered  out  in  18(54. 

Henry  A.  Fieckwith,  1862;  1st  lieut.  2l8t  Mass.  Reg., 
September  5th,  1802;  in  fourteen  enu^ageraents ; 
died  of  wounds  received  at  battle  of  Chantilly,  Va., 
September  5th,  1862. 

Henry  C.  Beckwith,  1 862  ;  ad  ass't  eng.  U.  S.  N.,  June 
27th,  1862  ;  2d  ass't  eng.,  1863;  1st  as^s't  eng.,  18(58  ; 
retired  in  1874. 

Henry  G.  Beckwith,  1861;  29th  Ohio  Reg.;  died 
March  28th,  1862;  buried  Sei)tember  12th,  at  Win- 
Chester  National  Cemetery ;  drowned  in  Slee]>y 
Creek,  Va. 

Henry  M.  Beckwith,  1862,  March  10th  ;  Ist  Conn.  Art.; 
died  Oct.  10th,  18(53. 

Herbert  E.  Beckwith,  1861;  lOth  Conn.  ;  served  eigh- 
teen months;  transferred  to  2d  Mass.  Heavy  Art. ; 
c(»rporal  2d  Mass.  Art;  prisoner  at  Plymouth,  N. 
C;  eight  months  in  prison  at  Andersonville  and 
Floi'ence,  Ala. ;  paroled  1 8(54,  and  died  on  his  lauding 
at  Annapolis,  Md.,  December  .'JOth,  1864. 

Herbert  D.  Beckwith,  18(52;  57th  Mass.,  Co.  F;  died 
Jan.  17th,  1865;  buried  at  Poplar  Grove  National 
Cemetery.  Petersburgb,  Va. ;  disinterred  from  Rnf 
fin's  Plantation,  Va. 

Ira  M.  Beckwith,  18(i2;  January  22d;  discharged  Jan- 
uary 23d,  18(53. 

James  Beckwith.  1861  ;  for  four  years;  N.  Y.  Vol.; 
nuistered  out  in  1865. 

James  Beckwith,  1861 ;  for  the  war  ;  105th  N.  J.,  Co. 


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281 


hio  Vol. ; 

[ass.  Beg., 
[ifrementH ; 

itilly,  Va., 

■5.  N.,  Juno 
L'ng.,  18<i8  ; 

[leg.;   *^i«<^ 
Ith,  at  Will- 
ill   Sleei>y 

t  Coim.  Art.; 

served  eigli- 
eavy  Art. ; 

yUH)Uth,  N. 
•sonville  autl 
his  lauding 

U. 

Co.  F ;  died 
|,ve  National 
.a  from  l^»f 

cliarged  Jau- 
In.  v.  Vol.; 
,tU  N.  J.,  Co. 


C;  died  October  9tli,  1802;  buried  at  Cave  Hill 
Cemetery,  Ky. 

J.  Beck  with,  1861 ;  for  the  war;  Scott's  000;  died 
June  26th,  1864;  buried  at  Military  Asylum,  D.  C. 

J.  C.  Beckwith,  1864  ;  for  3  years;  oaptaiii,  187th  N. 
Y.  Inf.,  October  11th,  1864. 

J.  E.  Beckwith,  1862;  31st  111.,  Co.  I;  died  July  Slst, 
1864;  buried  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Nat.  Cem.,  No.  581. 

J.  H.  Beckwith,  1861;  177th  N.  Y.  Inf.,  Co.  C;  died 
August  10th,  1864;  buried  at  Port  Hudson  Nat. 
Cem.,  La. 

J.  P.  Beckwith,  1861;  52d  Mass.,  Co.  F;  died  Decem- 
ber 2d,  1862,  aged  30;  buried  in  New  York;  mus- 
tered out,  October  llth,  1862. 

John  Beckwith,  1861;  8th  Ind.,  Co.  I;  died  Hunts- 
ville,  Ala.,  1862. 

John  Beckwith,  1861 ;  I79th  N.  Y.,  Co.  C;  died  June 
'i6th,  1165;  buried  Nat.  Cem.  at  Alexan<lria,  Va. 

John  Beckwith,  1861;  for  three  years;  Conn.  Vol.; 
wounded  in  foot. 

John  Beckwith,  1863  ;  for  one  year;  102d  Ohio;  nms- 
tered  out  in  1864. 

John  Beckwith,  1861 ;  2d  Md.  Reg.  of  Inf.,  twenty- 
two  engagements  ;  mustered  out  in  1865. 

.lohn  A.  Beckwith,  1861,  Octo]>er  5th;  8th  Conn.: 
wounded  and  discharged  on  account  of  disability,  in 
1864. 

John  II.  Beek\vith,  1863,  Deceni))er  20th  ;  for  three 
yv'ars,  age   18;   Co.  K,   ''New   Batt.,"   Mass.    Cav. 
(received  ^325  bounty). 
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282 


Tfie  Beckwiths. 


m 


w 


John  H.  Beckwitli,  1804  ;  captain  2d  Reg.,  U.  S.  A.; 

organized  in  Va.,  1864  ;  resigned  1864. 
John  W.  Beckwith,  1S63,  Septenil)er  15t]i;  for  nine 

months ;  66th  Masa.,  Co.  C,  age  30. 
John  W.  JW'kwith,  1868,  July  18th;  for  three  years; 

lid  Art.,  Mass.  Vol.,  Co.  A  ;  mustered  out,  disftbility. 
Joseph  Beckwith,  1861;  14th  Inf.,  U.  8.  A.,  Co.  B; 

died  January  18th,  1862  ;  buried  Nat.  Cem.  at  Alex- 
andria, Va. 
L.  Beckwith,  1861;  14th  111.  Inf.,  Co.  C;  died  No- 
vember 13th,  1S63;  buried  at  Camp   Grove  Cem., 

section  B,  grave  No.  40. 
Laban  Beckwith,  1861;  for  three  years;  Ohio  Vol.; 

sunstruck  and  mustered  out,  disalnlity. 
Lafayette  Beckwith,  US61 ;  lUtli  N.  Y.,  Co.  B;  died 

near  New  Orleans,  La.,  Oct<)ber  5th,  1863  ;  buried 

in  Monument  Nat.  Cem.,  Charlemette,  La. 
Lewis  Beckwith,  1862,  January  7th;  captain,  Co.  D, 

Veteran  Batt.;  commissioned  May  21st,  1863. 
Lewis  Beckwith,  1862;  captain,  13th  Conn.,  December 

nth,  1862. 
Lewis  A.  Beckwith,  18(55;  2d  lieut.,  Uth  W.  Va.  Inf. 
Lewis  C.  Beckwith,  1861  ;  for  thi'ee  years  ;   2d  lieut. 

Ist  Batt.   Mountaineers,  Cal. ;   resigned  November 

23d,  1864. 
Lad  W.  Beckwith,  1861 ;  surgeon  38th  Ind. ;  resigned 

1863. 
Lowell   A.  Beckwith,  November  28th,  1 864 ;  for  one 

year;  1st  Batt.  Heavy  Art.  Mass.,  Co.  C;  aged   19; 

bounty  $218. 


The  Jieckwitha. 


283 


Martin  Beck  with,  1861 ;  8th  I  ml.  Cav.,  Co.  I ;  buried 
Jit  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Nat.  Ceiii.,  section  30,  No.  803. 

Martin  Beckwith.  18H1  ;  125th  Ohio,  Co.  I;  died  May 
Ist,  18»)4;  buritd  at  Wincheister,  Va.,  Nat.  Cem. 

Milan  H.  Beckwith,  1801;  for  three  years;  2d  Vt. 
Inf. ;  mustered  out  in  1 804. 

Nicholas  Beckwith,  1801 ;  Uth  III,  Co.  A;  died  Janu- 
ary  13th,  1862;  buried  at  St.  Louis  Nat.  Cem.,  sec- 
tion 28,  No.  115. 

Paul  Beckwith,  1801  ;  served  one  month  in  General 
Fremont's  Command,  as  a  volunteer,  during  the 
Missouri  campaign,  age  14. 

R<>])ert  Beckwith;  Conn.  Vols.  ;  killed  in  battle. 

Robert  S.  Beckwith,  May  1st,  1861  ;  for  three  months; 
aged  1 1 ;  5th  Mass.  Inf. ,  Co.  B. 

R.  S.  Beckwith,  1801  ;  2d  lieut., -iOth  Mass.,  December 
31st,  1802;  in  thirty-one  engagements;  died  from 
wounds  received  at  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Va. 

Reuben  R.  Beckwith,  1864;  captain  38th  Wis.,  Sep- 
tendjer  20th,  1804. 

Riifus  H.  Beckwith,  July  20th,  1864;  for  one  hundred 
(lays ;  aged  34 ;  42d  Mass.  Inf.,  Co.  D. 

Rufus  Beckwith,  Jr.,  1862;  12th  N.  Y.  Cav.,  Co.  B; 
killed  May  13th,  1805  ;  buried  at  Cypress  Hill  Nat. 
Cem.,  L.  I. 

S.  Beckwith,  1801 ;  iHh  N.  Y.,  Co.  A  ;  died  June  21st, 
1803;  buried  at  Military  Asylum,  D.  C. 

Sanmel  R.  Beckwith,  1862  ;  for  three  yeai-s  ;  captain, 
150th  Penn.,  June  26th,  1864;  in  twelve  engage- 
ments; mustered  out  in  1865. 


284 


Hie  lierkwitfiK. 


I:i 


l! 


t\ 


Soluiiioii  Bci'kwitli,  ls<'»l  ;  for  four  veal's  ;  KilHtOhio; 

iiniHtcn'd  out  \\\  1KJ55. 
StepluMi  lieckwitli,  1802;  cuptaiu  1 0 1st  Ohio  Inf. ;  re- 

sigiifd  in  l<s«;4. 
Stewjirt  W.  B.'('kwitli,   isfU  ;  14tli  U.  S.  Inf.,  Co.  H; 

(lied  Junuary  t»tli,  1862;  buried  Nat.  ('em.,  Ale.xau- 

<lria,  Va. 
SylveHter  (t.    Heckwith,    18(»2;   for  three   years;  Ist 

lieut.   23d    Iowa  Inf.  ;  died  <»f  wouncU  received  at 

battle  of  Bi^'  Black  River,  Miss.,  July,  \S{\\\. 
Theodore  L.  Heckwith,  I.S«}2  ;  for  nine  Mionths;  captain 

28th  Mass.  ;  in  eleven  engas^einents, 
Timothy  Heckwith,  1804;  for  one  year ;  70th  Penn.  ; 

mustered  out  at  Kaleigh,  N.  ('.,  in  180;"). 
W.   Heckwith  ;  buried  at  CMty  Point  Nat.  Ceni.,  Va. 
W.  Heckwith,    1801  ;  l8tHh   N.  Y.,  Co.  1);  buried  at 

Camp  Point  Nat.  Cem.,  Va.,  section  D,  division  1, 

grave  No.  1 1 D. 

Warren  Heckwith,  1802;  for  three  years;  captain  4th 
Iowa  Cav.,  May  20t]i,  1803  ;  was  in  fourteen  engage- 
ments. 

William  Heckwith,  May  7th,  1804;  aged  twenty-five; 
transferred  to  U.  S.  Navy,  April  23d,  1804. 

William  Heckwith,   December  22d,  1803;  22d  Conn. 

Cav. ;  mustered  out  July  15th,  ISO;"). 
William  F.  Heckwith,  1801  ;  04th  Ohio  Inf. ;  killed  at 

battle  of  llocky  Face  Ridge. 
William  G.  Heckwith,  Auuust  2l8t,  1802;  enlisted  at 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 


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285 


Ist  Ohio; 

)  Inf. ;  re- 

f.,  Co.  B  ; 
,,  Al«xau- 

yt'jirH;  1st 

L'ceivetl  iit 

Kui. 

s;  captain 

(»th  Fenu.  ; 


>in., 


Va. 

;  buritMl  at 
divirtion  1, 

;aptain  4tli 
'en  engage- 

[wenty-five ; 
l>-4. 
22<l  Conn. 

;  killed  at 

eulinted  at 


William  II.  Heckwitli,  isiJl  ;  capt.iin  sotli  N.  Y.,  .Tmu^ 
lotli,  18(52  ;  in  fouitecn  eniragenuMitH. 

William  L.  Beckwitli,  ls«l  ;  f(,i'  four  yoars;  UOtli  N. 
Y.  Inf.;  nmsti'ivd  out  in  ISOr). 

William  W.  Beckwitli,  18(5 1  ;  for  three  years  ;  captain 
.'iath  N.  Y.  Inf..  October  .Stii.  18()2. 

Wright  Beckwith,  lb<)2  ;  2(1  lieut.  7th  Mo.  Cav. ;  mus- 
tered out  in  ISO;"). 

William  Beckwitli,  18<'>l  ;  U.  S.  ship  Scotia  ;  quarter- 
iiidster  on  gunboat  Ilendrkk  Iludson ;  discharged 
for  disability  in  1  ^d"). 

Herbert  E.  Beckwitli,  clerk;  eigliteen  years  of  age; 
son  of  Elisha  Beckwitli  of  Norwich,  Conn.  ;  served 
eighteen  inontlis  in  the  lOtli  Conn.  Reg.  of  Inf.,  and 
subsequently  as  corporal  in  the  2d  Mass.  Heavy  Ar- 
tillery. He  was  taken  prisoner  at  Plymouth,  N.  C, 
and  confined  for  eight  months  at  Andersonville  and 
Florence,  Ala.,  prisons,  where  he  suffered  severely 
for  food  and  clothing.  He  was  paroled,  landing  at 
Annapolis,  Md.,  where  he  rallied,  but  died  six  days 
afterward,  December  30th,  1864,  aged  twenty-one 
years.  At  Andersonville  he  wrote  in  his  joumal : 
I  fancy  at  times  I  hear  the  bells  of  Norwich.  [Nor- 
wich, Conn.,  in  the  War. 

Lewis  Beckwitli ;  enlisted  from  New  London,  Conn., 
January  7th,  1862;  sergeant  1862;  2d  lieut.  Co.  K, 
January  27th,  186.'?;  captain  assigned  to  Co.  D,  Vet- 
eran Battalion,  May  21st,  1863.  Lieut.  Beck  with, 
while  trying  his  skill  with  the  musket,  was  struck 
by  a  bullet,  which   carried  away  his  big  toe.     His 


28fi 


The  lieclcinlthi. 


ii 


'!• 


Inngunge  on  thcocmsioii  was  slightly  profuin*.    (HIh- 

tory  of  i\w  l.'Jtli  Conn,    veg. 
William  G.    iieckwitli ;  enlisted  fi'<»in  (irand  Ra|)i(lH, 

Mich.,  August  2lMt,  18<'»2;  sergeant  ('o.  B,  oth  Mieh. 

Cav.,   ISG.'J;  lat   lieut,    April    Uth,    1865.     Lieut. 

Beckwith  was  not  mustered  out  as  an  «>flicer,  as  he 

was  absent  on   sick  leave  when  his  coiniiany  was 

mustered  out.     [Conn,  in  the  llelu-ilion. 

On  the  night  of  March  .'Jd,  1  «(>;"),  Mr.  Lincoln  and 
several  members  of  his  cabinet  wen;  in  attendance  at 
the  Capitol  awaiting  final  passage  of  bills  by  Congress 
in  order  that  they  might  receive  the  presidential  sig. 
nature.  Every  one  was  hapj)y  at  a  piosj)ect  of  an 
early  re«establishnient  of  peace,  (Jen.  (irant  having 
just  telegraphed  a  glowing  account  of  his  successes, 
and  his  control  of  the  situation.  While  felicitating  each 
<»ther  on  the  ap|)r<»acliing  cessation  of  hostilities,  a  sec- 
ond dispatch  vas  han<led  to  Mr.  Stanton  from  (ren. 
Grant.  The  telegram  advised  him  of  the  receipt  of  a 
letter  fnmi  General  Lee,  recpiesting  an  immediate  in- 
terview, with  a  view  to  the  re-establishment  of  peace 
between  the  two  sections,  in  answer  to  which  the  Presi- 
dent wrote  the  following  dispatch,  handing  it  to  Mr. 
Stanton,  who  signed,  sealed  and  forwarded  it,  which 
ran  as  follows:  "The  President  directs  me  to  say  to 
you  that  he  wishes  you  to  have  no  conference  with 
Gen.  Lee,  unless  it  be  for  the  capitidation  oi  Gen. 
Lee's  army  or  <»n  some  minor  or  j)urely  military 
matter.  He  instructs  me  to  say,  you  are  not  to 
decide,  discuss  or  confer  on  any  political  question  ;  the 


The  liei'kwithg. 


287 


ProHiih'ut  liolilini;  tlu'  ilecisioii  of  tliesr  (|U»'sti«»tis  in 
his  <>wii  hands,  ami  will  sul>iMit  tlu'iii  to  no  military 
I'oiifciviict'  OP  <'i»nv<*iition,  aiMJ  you  an*  to  prrss  to  tli« 
iitiiiost  of  voiir  a))iiitv,  voiii'  iiiilitarv  advantai'c."  On 
tlu'  siiccrcdini;  day  tlir  rollo\viii|Lr  disiiatch  was  rtM'civtnl 
from  GtMi.  (trant,  in  oiphcr  as  follows  : 

March  4  O.SO. 
Mr.  EcKKitT  4  :  .'W)   Washington  : 

Name  to  yoii  ditto  mc  most  Annie  A  jirice  ditto 
liecause  St-nate  considered  too  screen  pink  «»r  ]>liie  of 
nlHdavits  yellow.  My  I)avenp<»rt  liunorinir  l>y  struek 
oil  increase  thateat  it  etta  Willie  to  will  ean  Inaf  a  Mack 
Provost  Marshall  Ilavden  sexton  Kirkwoods  \o  sing 
my  eggs  chum  had  subject  matter  before  Mary  of  Den- 
ujai'k  l>y  that  press  of  circumstances  may  I  gamlxd  tlie 
l>utt'  cravat  foieiurn  proposed  know  the  solid  ability  all 
act  meal  copy  hampere<l  Sallle  Sinclair  n'Semhles  du- 
plicate whicli  I  justice  demolislie<l  neither  auther  platina 
'I'om  him  kisses  nearest  neii^lihor  Ira  Denmark  was 
arrive  under  thought  prevent  assure  to  letter  magnify 
panic. 

S.  H.  Bkckwitii. 


TKANSI.ATION. 

C'lTY  Point,  March  4,  l.s«]r),  4  :  aO  v.  m. 
lion.  E.  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of'  War  : 

Your  dispatch  of  the  3d,  mi<lnii,dit,  received.  I  have 
'I  letter  tt)  Gen.  Lee,  copy  of  which  will  be  sent  you  by 
to-morrow's  mail.     I  can  assure  you  that  no  act  of  the 


288 


The  neckiolt/iH. 


\\\ 


enemy  will  prcvnit  me  |»resMiiig  all  advantjigeH  gained 
to  the  titmost  (tf  my  ability.  Neither  will  I,  under  any 
cireiimstiuieeM,  excce*!  my  authority,  or  in  any  way 
embarrass  the  (iovcriimeiit.  It  wan  l>eeauHe  I  had  no 
rii^dit  t«>  meet  (ieii.  Ijee  on  the  subjeet  proposed  by 
him  that  I  referred  the  matter  for  instruetioiis. 

U.  8.  (iUANT, 

Lieutenant-  Oetieral. 

'•ThcronI  Lincoln."     By  Wnnl  E.  Lemon. 

Upon  ini|uiry  ut  the  War  I)<<|)iirtuicnt  tlivy  could  give  mo  no  further 
informntiun. 

CoNFEDKItATK    SlATES    AkMY,    IH^U-lSGr) 

Anson  (f.  lieckwith,  1h(;2;  sergeant  S.'UI  Tenn.,  killed 

at  battle  of  Chiekamauga. 
Frank  Heekwith,  iSiWi;  ad  V"a.  Inf.,  IS63-5. 
Frank  Heekwith  :  killed  in  the  war. 
Hays  ^(ickwith  ;  oohmel  20th  Vii.  Inf.,  isr.l-l8«r). 
Julian   U.  Heekwith,  IMOl;  killed  at  battle  of  Seven 

Pines. 
Lawrenee  heekwith,  isOl  ;  AVade  Hampton'.s  Legion. 
Newton  Heekwith,  18«;i  ;  .HOth  Va.  Reg.  Inf. 
John  Heekwith,  isrtl  ;  killed  in  Virginia. 
Samuel   (t.    Heekwith,    KStJl  ;    for   three    years;    54th 

Tenn.  Inf.;  prisoner  at  Fort  Donaldson. 

Thk  Pkrcys. 

This  family  derived  their  name  from  the  village  of 
Percy,  near  Villetlieu  in  Normandy.  They  deduced 
their  pedigree  from  (Teoilrey,  son  of  Manifred,  a  Dan- 


The   lit'ckiriths. 


28{> 


H  gainnl 
ihUt  any 
my  way 
I  had  no 
)»)se(.l  by 
s. 

UMral. 

jc  n<)  further 
,65 

nn.,  killed 


-1865. 


o 


f  Seven 


Legion. 


^ars 


)-ith 


V  < 


tillage  of 
1  educed 


red,  a  Dan- 


ish citieftain,  who  assisU'd  U(»Ilo,  in  Ol'J  in  sul>jui^at- 
ini;  that  principality,  and  anpiirc*!  consideralth?  |ios. 
scssioiiH  then'.  VViiliain  de  IVn-y  aecoinpanied  the 
CoiKjiieroi'  from  Normandy  and  ol)taine<l  from  liim  a 
liaioiiy  of  thirty  KniirhtM  fees,  and  became  a  feudal 
liord  of  KiiLdand.  This  VVillijim  de  Percy  was  also 
known  by  the  nam*'  of  "  Als  (n*rnon  "  (tr  William  with 
the  whiskeiN!  he  re-foiimled  the  Abbcv  of  St.  ilihlain 
Yorkshire,  of  wiiich  his  biother,  Serbo  de  Percy,  was 
Prior.  Accompanyim;  Dnke  Uol>«'rt  in  his  lirst  em- 
Hade  in  lO'.Xt,  he  died  jit  Monntjoy,  near  .lerusalem, 
leaving  five  sons  and  a  dauirhter,  by  his  wife  Kmma 
de  Post,  a  ladv  »'f  Saxon  <h'scen(,  whose  lands  were 
amongst  tiiose  bestowe<l  n|MHi  him  by  the  CoiupU'ror, 
and  according  to  an  ancient  writer,  "he  wedded  hyrr 
that  was  verv  heire  to  them,  in  discharu'inLT  of  his  con- 
science."  He  was  succeeded  hy  his  son  Alan  de  Percy, 
2d  IWon,  siirname<l  "The  great  Allan,  lie  married 
Emma,  danghter  of  (rilbert  de  (Jannt  (which  (iilbert 
was  son  of  Baldwin,  Karl  of  Flandeis,  ami  nephew  of 
Qneen  Maud,  wife  of  William  the  (/on<|Uer«>r),  and 
was  Huccee(le<l  by  his  eldest  son,  William  de  Percy,  at 
whose  tlecease,  the  eldest  bram*h  of  the  first  race  «»f 
Pei'cys  from  Normandy  became  extinct  in  the  njale 
line,  and  their  great  inliHritance  became  (hivolved  u[i«»n 
his  Lordship's  tw()  daughters.  Maude  married  the 
Karl  of  Warwick,  who  lied  in  the  Holy  Land  in  1184, 
sans  issue;  Agnes  de  i^eicy  mai-ried  Jocdaine,  lnother  of 
Queen  Adtdiza,  second  wife  of  Henry  the  lirst,  and  son 
of  (feofl'rey  de  liuuillon,  Duke  of  Lower  Brabant,  and 
37 


mmm 


290 


The  lieckwitlis. 


Count  of  Brabant  who  was  descendod  from  the  Em- 
peror Cliarlemaune.  Lady  Agness  wlioonly  c(»nsent  to 
tliis  alliance  uiK)n  condition  that  JoceLiine  should  aihtpt 
either  tlie  suiname  or  arms  of  Percy,  tlie  formeV  of  which, 
the  old  tradition  says,  he  accordingly  assumed  and  re- 
tained liis  paternal  coat,  in  order  toper]»etuate  hiscl.nni 
to  the  principality  of  his  father,  should  the  elder  branch 
of  the  reigning  family  become  extinct.  The  ancient 
arms  of  Hainault,  the  Lord  retained,  and  gave  his 
children  the  surname  of  *'  Perci  "  he  left  several  children. 

Henry  the  eldest  son,  who  appears  to  have  died  be- 
fore his  mother,  married  Isabel,  daughter  of  Adam 
Bruce,  Lord  of  Skelton,  by  whom  he  had  the  Manor 
of  Levington,  for  which  he  and  his  heirs,  were  to  re- 
pair to  vSkelton  Castle,  every  Christmas  day,  and  to 
lead  the  lady  of  the  Castle,  fi'om  her  chamber  to  the 
chapel  to  Mass.  and  thence  to  her  chamber  again,  and 
after  dining  with  her  depart. 

The  family  merging  into  the  house  of  the  Earls  of 
Northuuibei'land  became  one  of  the  most  illustrious  of 
England.  It  is  of  this  family,  we  have  the  Sir  Henry 
Percy,  so  well  known  as  "Harry  Hots[)ur"  that  was 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Shi'ewsbury  in  1403.  [Burke's 
Peerage  of  England. 

ToNHRIlKiE. 

Richard  de  Tonbridge  called  allso  Richard  de  Bene- 
factor, or  Richard  iilius  Giliberti,  or  Richard  de  Clare, 
ehlest  son  of  Clilbert  Earl  of  Bi'ion,  in  Normandy,  was 
at  the   battle  of  Hastings,  and  was  also  a  hum*  laud- 


The  Biekioiths. 


891 


10  Eni- 
isent  t«> 

i  wliu-h, 
ami  IV- 

ancient 

rave  his 
•hildren. 
(lu'tl  be- 
.f  Adam 
le  Manor 
:!re  to  IV- 
y,  and   to 
er  to  the 
crain,  iind 

Earls  of 

strious  of 

5ir  Henry 

that  was 

I  BurkeV 


de  Bene- 

(le  Clare, 

lindy,  was 

liriie  laud- 


owner  or  cliief  tenant  (^f  the  king's  lands.     [First  Sur- 
vey of  Domesday  Book. 


B 


KUCE. 


Sir  Ro])ert  Bi'iinaNoble  Norman  Baron,  whoaecom* 
panied  tlie  C<^n(iiieror  from  Normany,  an<l  obtained  no 
less  than  9  Lordships  in  the  County  of  Yi>rkshir»\  of 
which  Skelton  Castle  and  Manor,  was  one  and  the 
cliief,  allso  the  manors  of  Ilert  and  H«M'tness,  in  the 
Bisiioprie  of  Durham.  He  married  fii^st  Airni's  dauirh- 
ter  of  Falk  Pascpiall  and  had  A(him  who  succeeded  to 
the  estates,  and  whose  male  line  tei-minated  in  1271, 
with  Peter  de  Brus  whose  vaste  estates  reverted  to  his 
4  sisters  as  coheiresses,  viz.  Margarette  who  marries 
Sir  L.  Peter  Brus.  Aptness  who  married  Walter  Fal- 
conridge,  Lucy  who  married  John  Baliol.  Sir  Robert 
Brus  married  secondly,  Agnes  Armand,  a  great  Scot- 
tish heiress,  by  whom  he  ac<piiivd  the  Loi'dships  of 
Anandale,  which,  with  Hert  and  Hertness  he  bestowed 
ii[)on  his  son  Robert  de  Brus,  (»f  whom  but  little  is 
known,  save  benefactions  to  the  church.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded ))y  his  son  William  de  Brus,  who  is  noti<ed  for 
his  religious  grants,  he  was  living  at  the  close  of  the 
12tli  century,  and  was  suctveded  by  his  son  Robert 
Bnis,  who  married  Isabella,  daughtei- of  David  Karl  of 
Huntington,  niece  of  William  of  Scotland,  and  one  of 
the  sisters  of  Johii  Earl  of  Huntington  and  last 
Count  Palatinate  of  Durham.  [Burke's  P«'erage  of  Eng- 
land. 


If  I 


m 


292 


T/ie  BeckwU/in. 


From  Rlount's  "  FitAaMKNTATis  ANTit^uiTis."    London, 

I'.  4. ".2. 
Hercules  de  Mjiltlnss,  iiuiiTit'd  Bcekwitli  daughter 
of  Sir  Willi.'ini  Bruce  Lord  of  ll!L^lel)arhy,  desceiidjuit 
of  Sir  llobert  Bruce  --a  nol)le  uoruum  Ivuightof  Skel- 
tou  Castle  Clevclnud,  tliis  Sir  William  de  Bruce  appears 
to  have  inherited  a  considerable  portion  of  tlie  Lmds 
gi'anted  h\  William  tlie  Concjueror  to  his  ancestor  Sir 
Robert  de  Bruce  Lord  of  vSkeltou  Castle  in  Cleveland 
a  noble  uorman  Knight,  ancestor  of  the  Brucesof  Scot- 
land, for  we  find  that  his  daughter  was  heiress  of  Ugle- 
barby  and  lvoxl)y,  and  manors  of  Beekwith  Sl  Beck- 
with  Shaw,  which  are  mentioned  among  the  possessions 
originally  granted  Sir  Robert  de  Bruce,  with  these  [»os- 
sessions  are  mentioniMl  lands  in  Lewiston  orLovingtou 
which  must  have  formed  part  of  the  inheritance  of  Sir 
William  de  Bruce,  which  was  conveyed  by  his  daugh- 
ter's marriage  to  Sir  Hercules  de  Malbisse,  and  is  now 
possessed  by  the  lineal  <lescendant  of  Sir  Hercules  de 
Malbie,  the  present  Col.  Heckwith  of  Tremden,  this 
estate  is  held  by  "Feudal  Tenure"  viz  that  the  eldest 
son  of  the  jwssessor,  should  hold  the  Kings  stirrups 
whenever  his  majesty  may  come  into  tlie  north  Riding 
of  Yorkshire. 

Levincjton  Co.  ov  York. 

Adam  de  Brus,  lord  of  Skelton  gave  in  marriage 
witii  his  daughter  Isabel  to  Henry  de  Percy,  eldest  son 
and  heir  of  Jocelin  de  Lorain  (ancestor  to  the  present 


The  Beckiniths. 


293 


Duke  of  Northumberlancl).  tlie  manor  of  Tieviiitjtoii.for 
wliich  he  and  Ijis  heirs  wen*  to  lepaif  to  Skt'lton  Castle 
every  Christmas  Day.  an«l  lead  the  lady  (»f  that  Castle 
from  her  ehand)er  to  the  Chapel,  to  mass,  and  thence 
to  her  chamber  again,  and  after  dining  with  her  to  de- 
part,  (Temp  Rieardns  1,  Ctdlins' [)eerage,  vol.  II,  p. 
*Ji>7  ;  edit.  5,  page  oOO.) 

The  late  Woodifield  Beckwith  Ms([,  (who  as  well  as 
the  Editor  were  descendants  of  this  portion  of  the 
Hruoe  family),  was  seized  of  an  Estate  at  Knife  liev- 
ington,  alias  Castle  Levington  near  Crorm  Co.  York  in 
1775>. 

ITarti.ki'ool,  Co,  of  Diuham. 

Robert  d(^  Brus  hath  at  Hartlepool,  in  the  County  of 

Dni'ham,  a  sea] tort,  and  there  takes  Keelage  to  wit,  of 

every  ship  with  a  boat  ari'iving  there  eightjuMiee  ;  and 

of  every  ship  without  a  boat  fourj)enoe.    (Edvvardus  I.) 

WurrnY  Co  of  York.  p.  557. 

In  the  fifth  year  of  the  reign  of  King  Henry  II., 
after  the  eoncpu'st  of  England  by  William  Duke  of 
Normandy,  the  Lord  of  Uglebarby,  then  ealled  AVil- 
liam  de  Bruce  (of  the  family  of  Bruce  or  Brus,  of  ^'kel- 
ton  Castle)  founded  a  Chantry  in  the  Church  of  Pick- 
ering, Co  York  to  pray  for  his  soul,  his  ancestors  souls, 
and  all  christian  souls  (in  which  church  his  monument 
yet  remains). 

The  lord  of  Snaynton,  called  Ral[)h  de  Percy,  and  a 
gentleman  freehoMer,  called  Allotson,  did,  on  the  Kith 


294 


The  lieckvnths. 


m 


day  of  Ocrtober,  meet  to  hunt  tlie  wild  boar,  in  a  (cer- 
tain wood  or  (lo<ert  called  Eskdale  Side:  the  wood  or 
place  did  b(^long  to  the  Abbot  of  the  Monastery  of 
Whitby,  who  was  then  called  Scdman,  and  abbot  of 
the  same  place. 

Then  the  aforesaid  i^entlemen  did  meet  with  their 
hounds  and  boai-staves  in  the  place  aforesaid,  and 
there  foinid  a  i^reat  wild  boar,  and  the  hounds  did  run 
him  very  hard  near  the  chapel  and  hermitai^e  of  F^sk- 
dale  Side,  where  there  was  a  Monk  of  Whitby,  who  was 
a  hermit;  and  the  boar  being  so  hard  pushed  took  in 
at  the  chapel  door,  and  there  laid  down  and  died  im- 
mediately, and  the  hermit  shut  the  hounds  out  of  the 
cha[)el,  and  kej>t  himself  at  his  meditation  and  prayei's: 
the  hounds  standing  at  bay  without,  the  gentlemen  in 
the  thick  of  the  wood  just  behind  their  game,  in  fol- 
lowing the  cry  of  the  hounds  came  to  the  hermitage^ 
and  found  the  hounds  round  the  chapel;  then  came 
the  gentlemen  to  the  door  of  the  chapel,  and  called  on 
the  hermit,  who  did  open  the  door,  and  then  they  got 
foi'th,  and  within  lay  the  Ixmr  dead,  for  which  the 
gentlemen  in  a  fury,  because  their  hounds  were  put 
out  of  their  game,  run  at  the  hermit  w'th  their  boar- 
staves,  whereof  he  dit^l  ;  then  the  gentlemen  knowing, 
and  jierceiving  that  he  was  in  peril  of  death,  took 
sanctuary  at  Scar]»orough  ;  l)ut  at  that  time,  the  ab- 
bot, being  in  great  favour  with  the  King,  did  remove 
them  out  of  Sanctuary,  whereby  they  came  in  danger 
of  the  law,  and  not  privileged,  but  like  to  have  the 
severity  of  the  law,  which  was  death.     But  the  her- 


The  Jieelcwiths. 


295 


in  a  cer- 
woocl  or 
istery  of 
abbot  of 

itli  tlieir 
tiiid,  and 
s  (Vul  run 
of  Ksk- 
wlio  was 
L  took  in 
(lied  ini- 
Ai  of  tlie 
1  prayers : 
itWnien  in 
lie,  in  fol- 
lerniitage' 
ilien   came 
called  on 
\  they  got 
,vhich   the 
were  put 
;heir  boar- 
knowing, 
■ath,  took 
ne,  the  ab- 
lid  renuwe 
in  danger 
have  the 
It  the  her- 


mit, being  a  holy  man,  and  l»eing  very  sick,  an<l  at  the 
point  of  death,  sent  for  tiie  ttbl)(>t,  an<l  desired  him  to 
send  for  the  gentlemen,  wlio  had  wounded  him  to 
death;  so  doing  the  gentlemen  came,  and  the  heiinit 
Ix'ing  siek,  said,  "  I  am  sure  to  die  ol"  tliest'  wounds:  " 
the  aljbot  answered,  "  they  shall  die  for  it,"  but  the 
lieimit  said,  "not  so,  for  I  will  freely  forgive  them  my 
death,  if  tliey  are  content  to  be  enjoined  this  penalty 
(penance)  for  the  Hafe-guar<l  of  their  souls:"  the  gen- 
tlemen l)eing  there  present,  bid  him  enjoin  what  he 
would,  so  he  saved  their  lives;  then  said  the  hermit, 
"You  and  yours  shall  hold  land  U[)on  (of)  the  abbot 
of  Whitby  and  (his)  successors  in  this  maiiner:  that 
Ujion  Ascension  <lay  even,  you,  (»r  some  of  you,  shall 
conn;  to  the  wood  of  Straylu'ads,  which  is  in  Eskdale* 
side,  and  tlie  same  day  (Ascension-day  at  sun  rising) 
and  tiien  shall  the  officer  of  the  AI)l)ot  blow  his  horn, 
t'l  the  intent  that  you  may  know  where  to  iind  him, 
and  deliver  unto  you,  William  de  Bruce,  ten  stakes 
eleven  strut-stowers,  and  elciven  yaddera,  to  be  cut  with 
a  knife  of  a  penny  price;  and  you  Ralph  de  Percy 
shall  take  one  and  twentv  of  each  sort,  tol)e  cut  in  the 
same  maimer;  and  you,  Allotson,  shall  take  nine  of 
each  sort;  to  be  cut  as  afoi'esaid,  and  to  be  taken  on 
youi'  backs,  and  carried  to  the  town  of  Whitby,  and  to 
he  thei'e  before  nine  o'clock  of  the  same  day  before 
mentioned;  and  at  the  hour  ol'  nine  (»'clock,  if  it  be  full 
sea,  to  cease  their  service,  as  long  as  till  it  be  low 
water;  and  at  nine  o'clock  of  the  same  day,  each  of 
you  shall   set  youi'  stakes   at  the   brim  of  the  watei", 


! 


296 


Ths  Bech'nths. 


eacli  stake  a  yard  from  another,  and  so  ya<lder  tliem 
with  your  yadders,  and  to  stake  them  on  each  side 
witli  strut-stowers,  that  they  stand  tliree  tides,  without 
removing  l)y  force  of  the  water  each  of  you  shall 
make  at  that  liour  in  every  year,  (except  it  be  full  sea 
at  that  hour,  which  when  it  sliall  happen  to  come  to 
pass  the  service  shall  cease :  you  shall  do  this  to  re- 
mem))er  that  you  di<l  slay  me,  and  that  you  may  the 
bettei'  call  to  God  for  mercy,  rej)ent  yourselves,  and 
do  good  works.  The  otlicers  of  Eskdale  shall  l)low, 
"Out  on  you  !  Out  on  you!  Out  on  you!"  for  this 
heinous  crime  of  yours :  if  you  oi-  your  successors  re- 
fuse this  service,  so  long  as  it  shall  not  be  a  full  sea  at 
the  houi'  aforesaid,  you  and  yours  shall  forfeit  all  your 
lands  to  the  abbot  or  his  successor;  this  I  do  intreat, 
that  you  may  have  yourselves  and  goods  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  you  to  ])romise  by  your  part  in  heaven,  that 
it  shall  be  done  to  you,  and  your  successors  as  it  is 
afoi'esaid  ;"  and  then  the  abbot  said  "I  ijrant  all  that 
you  have  said,  and  will  confirm  it  l>y  the  faith  of  an 
honest  man;"  then  the  hermit  said,  "My  soul  longeth 
for  the  Lord,  and  as  I  freely  forgive  these  gentlemen 
my  death,  as  Christ  forgave  the  thief  upon  the  cross  " 
and  in  t!ie  presence  of  the  Abbot  and  the  rest,  he  said 
moreovei'  these  words  "  Into  thy  hands  O  Lord  I  c<>m- 
mend  my  spirit,  for  thou  hast  redeemed  me  from  the 
bonds  of  death,  O  Lord  of  truth."  And  the  Abbot 
and  the  rest  said,  "Amen."  And  so  (the  hermit) 
yielded  uj)  the  ghost  the  eighth  day  of  December  upon 
whose  soul  God  have  mercy  Anno  Domini    11  GO.     In 


The  Beckiolthit. 


297 


lev  them 
jach  side 
;,  without 
you  nhall 
e  full  sea 
,  come  to 
his  to  re- 
uuiy  the 
selves,  au(l 
liall  l)hnv, 
,"  for  this 
•cessors  re- 
I  full  sea  at 
eit  all  your 
do  intreat, 
)!•  this  sev- 
leaveu,  that 
ors  as  it  is 
lilt  all  that 
faith  of  an 
ioul  lougeth 
gentlemen 
the  cross  " 
ivst,  he  said 
Lord  I  eom- 
le  from  the 
the  Abbot 
^tiie  hermit) 
cemberupon 

li   1160.     I" 


1 784  the  service  wrh  still  annually  peiformed.     ["  His- 
tory of  Ripon." 

Saville  of  Methley. 
The  family  of  Saville  of  Yorksliire,  was  one  of  the 
most  illustnous  of  that  County,  and  probably  had  its 
rise  at  Silston  in  that  County,  it  flourished  there  in  the 
loth  century.  During  the  reign  of  Edward  the  3rd, 
the  ftimily  divideii  into  two  lines  or  branches,  John  of 
Tankersley,  and  Kerry  of  Bradley  (brothers).  The 
senior  branch  ac(|uired  its  greatest  renown,  in  the  per- 
son of  George,  Marquis  of  Halifax.  The  junior  branch, 
now  of  Copely  and  Methley  is  represented  by  the  Earl 
of  Merborough.     [Burke's  Commoners  of  England. 

Ferhars  of  Badesley  Clinton. 
The  sole  remains  of  this  most  ancient  and  powerful 
family,  illustrious  for  its  antic^uity,  and  tlie  splendor  of 
its  connections,  of  which  the  [)owerful  Earls  of  Derby, 
and  the  P'errars  a  Feres,  the  chiefs.  At  the  time 
of  the  concjuest,  held  '200  and  ten  Lordships,  in  14 
counties  of  England,  ))eside8  the  castle  of  Flatbury, 
the  principal  seat  of  the  Earldom.  After  the  forfeiture 
of  the  Earldom  the  castle  of  Chartloy  in  Stafford  shire, 
inherited  from  Agnes  daughter  and  coheiress  of  Ra- 
nulph  Earl  of  Chester,  became  the  seat  of  the  princi- 
[)al  male  line,  extinct  on  the  death  of  AVilliam  Earl  of 
Ferrars  of  Chartloy,  in  the  time  of  Henry  the  6th, 
The  representative  of  the  family  then  devolved  upon 
the  Ferrere  of  Tam worth  in  1680.  The  present  family 
38 


208 


The  lleA-wUhH. 


;'|i 


of  Biuldotis, —  C'liiitoii,  suec!t'('(lt'«l  as  chief  of  this  lioiise. 
The  Custio  of  Tainwortli  came  into  the  family  as  follows 
by  murriai:,*!  into  the  htxise  of  Manuioii.  In  tluf  early 
times  of  Normandy,  the  family  of  Marmion,  L(»r(ls  of 
Foulemaye,  were  liighly  {listini^uished,  Uolfert  de  Mar- 
mion, Lord  of  Foulemaye,  a  distinguished  follower  of 
the  Con(|ueroi-,  obtained  a  grant  of  Castle  and  Town 
of  Tam worth,  and  allso  of  the  manor  of  Scrivelliaye 
in  Lincolnshire,  one  or  Ijoth  <»f  these  noble  possessions, 
were  held  by  the  honorable  service  <jf  being  the  royal 
champions,  as  the  ancestors  of  the  Mai'mions  had  been 
in  tlie  J)ukes  of  Normandy  in  France. 

After  the  castle  and  Lordship  ha<l  been  held  by  four 
successive  Barons,  from  Robert  de  Marmion,  thef.'iniily 
in  the  male  line  became  entirely  extinct,  upon  the  death 
of  Philip  de  Marmion  who  lived  in  the  2r)th  year  of 
the  reign  of  Edward  the  1st.  he  dying  without  male 
issue,  was  succeeded  in  his  castle  of  Tamworth  by 
Alexander  de  Treville,  his  (Alexander's)  deacendents 
ill  the  reign  of  Richard  the  1st.  claimed  by  the  tenor 
of  the  castle  of  Tamworth,  the  office  of  royal  champion, 
and  to  do  service  api)ertainiiig  thereto,  l)ut  this  office 
was  adjudged  t(»  Sir  John  Dinnnock,  to  whom  tlu^  Manor 
of  Scrivelhaye,  had  descended  by  marriage  with  an- 
other co-heiress  of  Robert  de  Marmion,  and  it  remains 
in  that  family,  whose  representative  is  hereditary  Cham- 
pion  of  England  to  the  present  day.  The  family  and 
^possessions  of  the  Treville's,  merged  into  that  of  the 
Earls  of  Ferrars.  This  old  custom,  as  it  did  at  one 
time,   pertain   to  the  hei'edditery  domain,  once  in  the 


21ie  BccTcv^ithif. 


299 


posHession  (»f  tlit*  family,  maybe  of  interest,  and  was 
as  follows,  copied  from  an  old  record,  in  the  British 
JNIusenm.  At  the  time  of  tlu^  coronation  of  Kinu;  Kich- 
anl  the  second,  Sir  Baldwin  Treviile,  Knii;ht,  Lord  of 
Tamworth  i^aan<lson  of  Sir  Ale.\an<ler  de  Tnnille,  ex- 
hibited his  claim  to  be  tln^  KiiiLC-s  (-hampion  on  that 
day,  and  to  do  the  same  appct'iinint;  to  that  office,  by 
reason  of  his  tenure  of  his  Castle  of  Tamworth,  viz. 
To  ride  com})letely  armed,  an«l  challenge  any  who 
would  gainsay  the  royal  and  legal  right  of  the  King 
to  l>e  crowned.  AVhich  service  the  Barons  de  Marmion, 
his  ancestors,  Loi'ds  of  that  castle,  had  theretofore  per- 
foinied.  but  this  service  i)assing  into  the  family  of 
S(rrivelliaye  of  Lincoln  shiiv,  which  had  descen<led  to 
him,  by  an  heir  female  of  Sir  Thomas  Lu<llow,  Knight, 
husband  of  Joanne,  the  youngest  daughter  of,  and  co- 
heiress of  Philip  de  Marmion,  tin*  last  Lord  Marmion 
of  Tamworth,  since  when,  the  Dinunocks  had  ever  re- 
tained the  honor,  n<»w  for  over  40(i  years.  The  said 
Dimmocks  had  for  his  fee,  one  of  the  best  coursers  in 
the  Kings  stable,  with  the  Kings  saddle  and  harness 
appertaining  to  the  same  horse.  He  had  likewise  one 
of  the  best  armors  in  the  Kings  armory,  for  his  own 
body,  and  all  that  belonged  thereto.  At  the  corona- 
tion of  King  Charles  the  second,  Sir  Edward  Dim- 
mock,  the  Kings  chami)ion,  by  right  of  his  Manor  of 
Scrivelhaye,  (entered  Westminster  Hall,  a  little  before 
was  served,  on  a  goodly  steed,  armed  at  all  ])oints,  in 
rich  armor,  and  having  a  plume  of  blue  feathers  in  hia 
helmet,  he  then  made  a  stand  for  some  time,  then  way 


300 


The  Bcckwiths. 


I>eiiig  made  hy  the  Kings  Marshall,  \\v  advunced  with 
his  retinue,  in  the  following  order. 

Two  Trumpets. 

Sergeant  Triuni)etor. 

Sergeant  at  Arms. 

An  Esquire  currying  a  shield  on  which  is 

portrayed   the  coat  of   arms  of  the  Knight. 

Herald. 

The  Earl  Marshall.     The  Champion.     The  Lord  High  Constable. 

on  horseback  on  horseback.  on  horseback. 

The  Herald  then  proclaimed  the  challenge  as  fol- 
lows. If  any  person,  of  what  degree  soever,  high  or 
low,  shall  deny  (»r  gainsay,  our  Sovereign  Lord  King 
Charles  the  second,  King  of  England,  Scotland  &>  Ire- 
land, defender  of  the  faith,  son  and  next  heir  to  our 
Sovereign  Lord  King  Charles  the  first,  the  last  King  of 
England,  deceased,  to  he  the  right  heir,  to  the  imperial 
crown  of  the  realms  of  England,  or  that  he  ought  not 
to  enjoy  the  same,  here  is  his  champion  who  saith  that 
he  lieth,  and  is  a  false  trator,  being  ready  in  person  to 
combat  with  hira,  and  in  this  quarrell  will  adventure 
his  life  against  him  on  whatever  day  soever,  he  shall 
be  appointed.  The  champion,  thereupon  threw  his 
glove  upon  the  ground,  which  lying  some  time,  and 
nobody  takeing  it  up,  it  was  delivered  to  him  by  the 
Herald.  Then  all  advanced  to  the  middle  of  the  hall, 
whei'e  the  throwing  of  the  gauntlet  was  repeated,  and 
proclamation  again  made,  upon  the  return  of  the  gaunt- 
let, all  advanced  to  the  foot  of  the  throne,  where  once 
again  the  same  performance  was  gone  through  with, 


The  Jicckwiths. 


301 


and  the  Iltrald  fortlic  third  liiiii',  pnttlaiiiu'd  the  chal- 
lenge, thin  l)eiiig  done,  the  King  drank  to  the  health 
of  the  Champion,  by  takeing  a  .sip  from  a  gilt  cup  with 
a  cover,  the  cu])  was  then  hancU'd  to  tlie  Cham[)i(»n, 
who  after  three  reverancea  <lrank  tlu*  contents,  and  re- 
tained the  cup,  as  his  fee,  then  reigning  his  borse  hack 
wards  out  of  the  hall. 

TiiK  Baskeuvilles. 

Descent  of   the  Haskervilles,  coni}>iled   by  Dr.  Percy, 

from  incontestable  ]»roof. 
Hugh  Capet,  1  ;  King  of  France;  died  in  tHMj. 

2,  Robert,  King  of  France. 

Robert,  2;  King  of  Fiance  ;  died  lo.'U  ;  married  Con- 
stance, daughter  of  the  Count  <d'  Aries. 

3,  Adelia. 

Adelia,  3;  married  Baldwin,  the  ath  Earl  of  Flanders; 
from  this  mai'riage  is  desi.'ended  the  Basker\  illes. 

4,  Maud. 

Maud,  4;  married  William  the  Concpieror  of  England. 

5,  Henry. 

Henry,  5 ;  the  first  of  the  name,  King  of  F^ngland. 


Charlemagne;  King  of  France,  1. 

2,  Louis  le  Debonaire. 
Louis  le  Debonaire,  2. 

3,  Charles. 
Charles  the  Bold,  3. 

4,  Judith, 


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The  lict'kwiths. 


Juilitli,  I  ;  iiwirii«'(l  liiildwiii  the  Int,  Kurl  of  Flanders. 

5,  hahlwin. 

Baldwin,  5;  stn-oiid  Karl  of  FiandciH;  rnarrie<l  F^tlu'l- 
.swida,  daughter  of  Alfred  the  (iieat,  King  of  Kng- 
luud. 

6,  Arnulph. 

Arniilph,  (5  ;   Karl  of  Flanders. 

7,  Baldwin;  «lied  vita  [)atria. 

8,  Ariuilph. 

Arnulph.  8;  Karl  of  Flanders. 

9,  Baldwin. 

Baldwin,  *.»  ;  Karl  of  Flanders. 

10,  Baldwin. 

Baldwin,  10;  the  sixth  Earl  of  Flanders;  married 
Ad«'lia,  daughter  of  RolM-rt,  King  of  France.  Hence 
through  the  Kings  of  Englaixl,  the  Prince  «»f  Wales, 
the  M(trtimers,  the  Au<lle\s  and  Tonchets. 

Elizabeth  Toiichet  ;  niarrit-d  Sir  John  Baskerville; 
living  in  \A'.V.\\  lineally  froni  Sir  R()bert  Baskerville, 
who  married  a  <laughter  of  Kees  aj)  Tud  llees  Ap 
Tudor,  Piince  of  AVales.  Thus  the  Baskervilles  de- 
rived from  the  Kings  of  England,  France,  Scotland 
and  Irelaml ;  from  the  Prince  of  North  and  South 
Wales;  from  the  Count  of  Flanders  and  Charle- 
magne, Emj)eror  of  the  West.  [Burke's  Conunoners 
of  England. 

The  family  of  Baskervilles  owe  their  origin  to  Sir 
J«)hn  de  Baskerville,  grantee  of  a  moiety  of  Old 
Wittington,  from  Robert  de  ('armoyle  in  1  LH)<»,  and 
that  estate  has  ever  since  been  in  the  family.     In 


77/<'  no'lwH},!,. 


30:i 


1  7r)S,  John  lifiskcivillf  iri;iiri«'«l  the  liciiTss  of  ('It'i;i.' 
»>r  (iiiytttii.  (.'Mimty  ('lu'sliirr,  and  clmiii^t'd  his  iiaiiu' 
to  CU'tfi;  of  (i UN  ton. 
A  (laiifflitcr  <»f  Sir  .lolin  I'iiskerviilr  iii.'inied  Sir  Wil- 
liain  Hi'ckwitli  of  Ciiiit,  Kiiiglit.  |  liiirkr's  liHridfd 
(rt-ntry  of  Knglniid. 

Hray  of  Siikkk. 

Sir  llohcrt  Hray  livrd  dnrini,^  tlw  time  of  liicliard 
lln'  Ist,  and  fonndrd  the  family,  whose  ancient  seat 
was  at  Ilaslerton,  in  Connty  Noithiindu'Hand. 

After  the  hatth'  of  Hosworth,  Sir  KeLriiiaid  Hray, 
the  devoted  adlierent  of  tlie  Kini;,  discovert'd  tlie 
<rown,  in  a  thorn  ])usl'  and  in  memory  he  liore  for  his 
Itadu'e,  a  tiiorn  witli  a  crown  in  tin*  middle  thereof. 
Shere  was  uranted  Sii'  IJeginahl  for  his  services, 
I  Hurke's  Commoners  of  England. 

"WoOlUFIKLD    OF    TkIMDKN. 

The  Woolifields,  or  anciently  called  Weeditields,  of 
the  [larisli  of  Hislioj)  Middleham,  where  the  name  was 
once  exceed  in  uh'  numerons,  man\  of  them  died  in  the 
great  jdague,  a  visitation  in  the  year  ir)l>7,  Nicholas 
Woodiiield,  then  tenant  of  a  small  farm  at  Mainworth, 
is  said  to  have  come  snddeidy  rich  by  the  following 
sti'ange  coincidence.  Dni'ing  the  hay  harvest,  having 
gone  to  a  neighboring  well  to  jirocure  a  draft  of  water, 
he  let  liis  rake  drop,  which  striking  something  at  the 
bottom  of  the  well,  that  gave  out  a  metallic  sound. 
He  immediately  sent  his  servant  girl  home,  and  taking 


304 


The  Bechwiths. 


off  his  brogues,  contrived  to  make  two  purses  of  thera, 
which,  having  descended  into  the  well,  he  filled  with 
broad  pieces  of  gold,  with  this  money,  so  unexpectedly 
acquired,  he  is  said  to  have  purchased  the  manor  of 
Trimden.  This  estate  by  maternal  descent,  is  the 
propei-ty  of  William  Beckwith,  Esq.  [Burke's  Landed 
Gently  of  England. 

» 

Palms  of  Nabukn. 

This  ancient  family  was  anciently  seated  in  the 
County  of  Somerset,  and  as  far  back  as  tlie  twelfth  cen- 
tury, it  is  found  in  alliance  with  the  great  Somerset 
House  of  St.  Maur,  which  had  summons  to  Parliament 
in  the  reign  of  Edward  the  third.  The  estate  of  Na- 
burn,  in  the  east  riding  of  Yorkshire,  was  acquired  by 
marriage  in  1225,  has  regularly  descended  from  father 
to  son,  since  that  year. 

Manfred  Palmes,  living  about  the  sixth  year  of 
King  Stephen,  anno  domini,  1140,  held  lands  in  Trim- 
ten  Dean,  County  Somerset.  Sir  William  Palmes,  9th 
Lord  of  Naburn,  living  in  13M5,  mai-ried  for  his  sec- 
ond wife  Chu'icia,  daugliter  of  Thomas  Fairfax  and 
Margarette  de  Malebisse.  After  the  death  of  Sir  Wil 
Ham,  his  widow  Claricia  married  Sir  William  de  Male- 
bisse.  The  grandson  of  Sir  William  Palmes,  Francis 
Palmes,  Esq..  had  numerous  issue,  his  fifth  child  mar- 
ried Thomas  de  Malebisse,  Esq.,  of  Ancaster-Malebisse, 
and  his  sixth  child,  Isabella  married  John  de  Male- 
bisse <»f  Ancaster,  brother  of  the  preceding.  Arms 
gu.  3  fleur-de-lis  a  chief  vaire  quartering  the  ensign  of 


The  Beckwiths. 


305 


\  them, 
id  with 
ectedly 
lanor  of 
is  the 
Landed 


I  in  the 
elfth  cen- 
;«)omerset 
[irliaiuent 
te  of  Na- 
juired  1)}' 
pm  father 

year   of 
in  Triiii- 
Idmes,  9th 
his  sec- 
iivfax  and 
Sir  Wil 
de  Male- 
■9,  Francis 
I'hihl  mar- 
iMalebisse, 
de  Male- 
ut     Arms 
ensign  ot 


Charlton  of  Shropshire  and  Plumpton  of  County  York. 
Crest  a  hand  liolding  a  Palm  branch,  motto  *'  Ut  Palma 
Justis." 

Palms  of  Lyndsay. 

This  branch  of  the  Palmes  family  was  seated  at 
Lyndsay,  in  the  County  of  York,  and  at  Ash  well  in 
Rutlandshire,  was  founded  by  George  Palmes,  Sergeant 
at  Law,  time  of  Henry  the  8th,  was  second  son  of 
William  Palmes,  Esq.,  of  Nabuni.  The  granddaugh- 
ter of  George  Palmes  married  Thomas  Beekwith,  Esq. 
of  Clint,  near  Ripley  and  died  in  157").  [Burke's  Com- 
moners of  England. 

Fairfax  of  Askam  <fe  C. 

This  ancient  family,  originally  named  from  the  "fair 
locks"  of  its  sons,  "Feax"  meaning  hair  in  Saxon,  was 
established  l)efore  the  concpiest,  at  Toroestt>r,  County 
Nortliumberlan<l,  and  removed  tlieir  seat  into  Y(>rk- 
shire,  in  the  vicinity  of  Yoik,  in  the  year  1205.  Rich- 
ard Fairfax  held  the  lands  of  Askam  and  was  succeeded 
by  his  son  William  Fairfax,  Lord  of  Askam,  in  the 
time  of  King  John  and  Henry  8d,  his  grands(»n  Wil- 
liam Fairfftx,  Bailiff  of  Yorksliire,  purchased  in  1249, 
from  Peter  de  Brus,  the  manor  of  Walton,  in  tlie  west 
riding  of  Yorkshire,  and  made  that  hisresiihMice.  This 
Fairfax,  6th  in  descent  from  William,  lived  in  the  reign 
of  Edward  the  2d  and  married  ^Marijarette,  dauirhter  of 
John  Lord  de  Malebisse,  and  wh<t  was  eventually 
heiress  of  Sir  William  de  Malebisse,  by  which  lady  he 
39 


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3or» 


The  lieehiinths. 


liad  two  (lau<ijlit(M's,  one  married  Martin,  and  the  other, 
Chiric'ia,  married  William  Palmes,  Es(|.,  of  Naburn.  The 
family  is  allied  l)y  marriage  to  i\ut  Eai'ls  of  Buchan 
and  the  Earl  of  Northiim})erland.  William  9th,  Vis- 
count Fairfax,  married  Isabel,  the  eldest  daughter  and 
heiress  of  Thomas  Beckwith,  Esq.,  of  Acton  (brotlier  of 
George  Heckwith  of  MaryhiiKl). 

The  present  family  of  Fairfax  of  Seeton  are  de- 
scended from  a  youngei'  son  of  Richard  Faii'fax,  chief 
justice  during  the  time  of  Henry  the  6th,  as  well  as 
th(3  Fairfax's  of  Denton.  Baron  Fairfax  of  Cameron 
in  Scotland  (l()27),  represented  an  elder  line,  is  repre- 
sented by  descendants  in  Virginia. 

Arms  arg.  8  bears  gemelles  gu.  surrounded  by  a  lion 
rampant  sa.  on  a  cap  of  maintenance,  a  lion  passant  re- 
gardant sa.  motto.  Je  leferay  durant  ma  vie.  The 
principal  seat  of  this  family  was  at  Gilling  Castle  18 
miles  from  York.     |  Burke's  Landed  (irentry  of  England. 

POLKINOTON  OF  N ETHER  BllADLEY  AND  ClIEVET  ChASE. 

An  ancient  family  of  repute,  before  the  Conquest. 
The  estate  of  Polkington  appears  to  have  remained  in 
the  family  until  the  ruin  of  the  elder  branch,  in  con- 
se(pience  of  Sir  Thon'<as  Polkington  having  taken  part 
against  Henry  the  7ih  and  Richard  the  .'id,  at  the  Bat- 
tle of  Bos  worth.  The  pi'esent  house  is  descended 
from  Sir  John  Polkington,  2d  son  of  Robert,  and 
brother  of  the  mfortunate  Sir  Thomas;  his  son  Robert 
is  of  Bradley,  in  the  County  of  York,  he  died  xu  1447, 
and  was  ancestor  of  Sir  Arthur,  the  fii*st  Baronet. 


The  lieckicit/is. 


307 


Tlie  crest  of  tlie  family  is  a  mower  of  parti-color  ar- 
gent and  gules,  said  to  have  been  assumed  as  a  disguise 
by  Sir  Thomas,  when  escai)ing  fron\  the  battlefield  of 
Boswortli,  and  adopted  as  a  crest  in  memory  of  the 
event.  Sir  Thonuis  foULfht  aijainst  four  knights  of  his 
own  family,  who  were  on  the  side  of  Richard  the  8d. 
[Burke's  Commoners  of  England. 

Tancued  of  BouoroiiRUiDGE. 

At  an  early  date  and  probably  not  long  after  the 
Conquest  the  ancestors  of  this  family  were  seated  at 
Borouglibridge,  which  appears  to  have  been  ever  since 
one  of  the  I'esidences  of  this  family  of  Tancred;  the 
present  I'epresentative  is  Thomas,  the  7th  Baronet. 
I  Burke's  Commoners  of  England. 

LUMLEY    OF    LUiMLEY    CasTLK. 

This  very  ancient  family  is  of  Anglo-Saxon  origin, 
seated  in  the  Ccmnty  of  Durham,  since  the  C(mquest. 
Luilpt,  the  recorded  ancestor,  lived  befoi'e  the  year 
1080.  The  elder  line  became  extinct  on  the  death  of 
John  Lord  Lumley  in  1('>09.  Upon  a  visit  to  Lumley 
Castle  by  James  the  1st,  in  1G0(),  James  Lundey, 
Bishop  of  Durham,  regaled  the  King  with  a  prolix  ac- 
count of  the  anti([uityof  the  family,  until  the  King  be- 
coming wearied  exclaimetl  "  Oh  mon  gang  na  father 
let  me  diurest  the  knowlcduie  I  ha  uaincd  for  I  did  not 
ken  Adam's  name  was  Lundey."  [  Burke's  Commoners 
of  England. 


308 


The  Beckwiths. 


11 


ft' 


Neville  of  Buling. 

Of  a  younger  branch  of  the  Nevilles.  Sir  Edwaid 
Neville  obtained  the  castle  and  15arony  of  Aberganny, 
and  estate  of  Buling,  by  marriage  \vith  the  heiress  of 
Beauchani2>,  during  the  reign  of  Henry  6th.  The 
present  family  are  descended  from  them,  having  been 
Barons  previous  to  the  erection  of  the  Earldo-n.  Bul- 
ing has  long  been  deserted  by  the  family,  whose  prin- 
cipal seat  is  at  Sheffield.     [Burke's  Landed  Gentry. 

Ciialmondely. 
Descended  from  the  Barons  of  Malpas,  in  the  reign 
of  King  John.  The  younger  blanches  are  Chalmon- 
dely  of  York,  extinct  in  1641.  Chalmondely  of 
Brandley,  since  the  extinction  of  the  Whitby  branch, 
is  the  only  representative  of  the  Yorkshire  Chalmou- 
delys.     [Burke's  Landed  Gentry. 

Wyvell  of  Constable  Barton. 

This  ancient  Norman  family  is  said  to  have  descended 
from  Sir  Humphrey  de  Wyvell,  who  lived  at  the  time 
of  the  Con<[uest,  and  whose  descendants  are  seated  at 
Slingsby,  in  County  York.  The  more  modern  part  of 
the  pedigree  begins  with  Robert  Wyvell  of  Ripon, 
whose  son  was  of  Little  Barton,  in  the  reign  of  Henry 
the  8th;  from  thence  the  family  eiuigrated  to  Constable 
Barton,  al)out  the  end  of  the  reign  of  James  the  1st. 
During  the  civil  wars  of  the  17th  century,  the  Wy veils 
were  distinguished  by   their  loyalty,  and  consequent 


Tlie  Beckwiths. 


309 


sufferings,  in  the  royal  cause.  An  elder  line  of  the 
family,  on  whom  the  Baronetcy  was  created  in  1611, 
has  descendants  said  to  })e  resident  in  Maryland,  U.  S. 
Arms  gu.  3  clievreuls  interlaced  vaire  and  a  chief  or. 
founded  on  the  coat  of  Fitz-Hugh,  and  may  be  taken 
as  proof  of  high  antiquity.     [Burke's  Landed  Gentry. 

Grimstone  of  Grimstonegarth. 

Sylvester  of  Grimstone,  standard  bearer  and  Cham- 
berlain of  William  tlie  1st,  of  Grimstone  in  the  parish 
of  Garten,  is  claimed  as  ancestor  of  this  venerable 
family,  who  have,  ever  since  the  period  of  the  Conquest, 
resided  at  the  place,  from  whence  the  name  is  de- 
rived. Younscer  l)ranches  of  tlie  Grimstone  were  seated 
in  Norfolk  and  Essex,  besides  the  Grimstones  Gersham- 
berg,  Earls  of  Vellum,  all  now  extinct  in  the  male 
line.  Arma  arg.  on  a  fess  sa.  3  nudlets  of  6  points  or. 
pierced  gu.  This  coat  was  borne  by  Monsieur  Girard 
de  Grimstone,  in  the  reign  of  Richard  the  second. 
[Burke's  Landed  Gentry  of  England. 

Reo^aian  of  Hamiierton. 

One  of  the  most  ancient  families  in  the  North  of 
England,  descended  from  Ricliard  de  Hammerton,  who 
lived  in  the  'JGtIi  year  of  the  reign  of  Henry  the  sec- 
ond, anno  1170.  From  Hammerton,  the  original  seat, 
the  family  removed  to  Hellefield,  acquired  by  marriage 
with  an  heiress  of  Knolles,  durintji:  the  ve\<n\  of  Ed- 
ward  tlie  third.     The  castle  or  pell  was  built  in  the 


!' 


810 


The  Beckwitha. 


IV ; 

If  i 


■ill 


time  of  Henry  the  seventh.  The  Hammei-tons  were 
engaged  in  the  northern  rebellion  in  1531,  and  thereby 
Sir  Stephen  Haninierton  lost  his  head,  and  the  family 
their  estates,  which  were  restored  to  the  male  repre- 
sentative of  the  family  in  the  third  year  of  the  reign 
of  Elizabeth,  by  a  nmnificerit  settlement  made  by  John 
Redman,  who  became  possessed  of  the  property  by 
marriage  with  the  Hammertons.  [Burke's  Landed 
Gentry  of  England. 

BOYNTON   OF    BarBISTEN. 

Bartholomew  de  Barristen,  living  at  the  beginning  of 
the  twelfth  century,  stands  at  the  head  of  the  pedigree. 
Barriston  came  from  Sir  Malyn  Del  Sie,  in  the  fifth 
century.  During  the  civil  Avars,  Sir  Matliew  Boynton, 
the  head  of  the  family,  was  one  of  the  gentlemen 
chiefly  trusted  in  Yorkshire  by  parliament.  [Burke's 
Landed  Gentry  of  England. 

Watterton  of  Walton. 
Watterton  in  the  County  of  Lincoln,  was  the  origi- 
nal seat  and  from  thence  was  the  nrme  derived.  Sir 
John  Watterton  was  Esquii'e  of  the  body  to  Henry 
the  fourth  and  comptroller  of  the  household  of  Heuiy 
the  fifth  and  sixth.  He  was  succeeded  by  his  brother 
Sir  Robert  of  Methlre,  which  he  inherited  with  his 
wife,  Cicily,  the  daughter  and  heiress  of  Robert  Flem- 
ing of  Woodhall,  in  that  parish,  and  where  his  house 
is  still  preserve'!.  The  present  family  are  descendants 
of  a  younger  son  of  this  house  (the  elder  line  being 


lite  Beckvnihs. 


311 


tts  were 
thereby 
e  family 
le  repre- 
lie  reign 
by  Jolin 
perty  by 
Landed 


ginning  of 

pedigvee. 

the  fifth 

'  Boynton, 

gentlemen 

[Burke's 


the  origi- 
[■ived.     Sir 
to  Henry 
of  Heui-y 
lis  brother 
with  his 
|»bert  Flera- 
his  house 
lescendants 
line  being 


extinct)  who  married  Catlierine  Boughe,  heiress  of 
Walton,  about  the  time  of  Richard  the  second. 
[Burke's  Landed  Gentry  of  England. 

Gentlemen's  Magazine. 

(Published  in  London,  England.) 

17-t8.  August  5th;  Lieut. -Col.  Beckwith,  at  the  camp 
near  Colchester,  King  William  gave  him  a  pair 
of  colors,  at  the  siege  of  Navarre,  where  he  was 
shot  through  the  body.  He  was  at  the  siege  of 
Gibraltar  and  ^vas  one  of  its  defenders  for  seven 
months  against  the  united  forces  of  Spain  and 
France. 

174S.  Died,  Tarpley  Beckwith,  November  27th,  only 
son  of  Sir  Marmaduke  Beckwith  of  Virginia. 

1758.  Major  Beckwith,  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  of  the 
20th  regiment. 

1 769.  Ambrose  Beckwith  ;  bankrupt ;  a  goldsmith  of 
York. 

1770.  Rev.  William  Beckwith;  curate  of  St.  Giles, 
Norwich. 

1770.  Lieut.  William  Beckwith  ;  Queen's  regiment  of 
dragoons;  died. 

1771.  George  Beckwith;  ensign;  promoted  vice  J. 
Gay. 

1781.  James  Beckwith  of  Knief  borough ;  bankrupt; 
a  draper, 

1781.  Lieut.  John  Beckwith;  15th  Dragoons;  pro- 
moted to  captain  lieutenant. 


•! 


11' 


)i 


312  The  Bechwiths. 

1782.  At  York,  Alexander  H.  Sunderland;  married 
to  Miss  Beckwitli. 

1786.  August  17th  ;  died  at  York,  Thomas  Beckwith ; 
F.  A.  S.  artist,  whose  paintings  were  both 
numerous  and  valuable,  leaving  a  son  Dr.  Kay 
Beckwith  at  Whitby  and  one  daughter,  unmar- 
ried. 

1787.  At  Bishoj)  Middleham,  near  Durham,  died  Gen- 
eral John  Beckwith,  retired  many  years  from 
the  army,  who  distinguislied  himself  greatly  in 
Germany,  under  Prince  Ferdinand,  by  whom  he 
was  greatly  esteemed. 

1788.  At  Marlborough,  near  Rotherham,  Co.  York, 
Mrs.  Beckwith  died  ;  she  was  the  wife  of  Jonah 
Beckwith,  F.  A.  S.  Attorney  ;  they  were  married 
in  1763,  having  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 
Henry  Beckwith  of  Long  Oak,  married  Mrs. 
Deaman  of  Clapham  Abbey. 


1790. 

1794.  Rev.  Edward  Beckwith ;  M.  A.,  new  college  of 

1794. 


1795. 
1796. 


1797. 


Oxford ;  married  to  Miss  Chard  of  Ryecot. 
At  Sunderland ;  William  Beckwith ;  captain  of 
Durham  Militia ;    married  Miss  Caroline  Lew- 
ham  of  Houghton  le  Spring. 
James  Beckwith,  died  at  York,  aged  6(>. 
Rev.  Malby  Beckwith  ;  vicar  ;  *'  St.  Denis  with 
St.   George,"  "cum  nabrum  R."  in  York,  vice 
Barret,  deceased. 

George  Beckwith  ;  appointed  governor  and  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  islands  called  Bermuda, 
lower  islands  in   America;  he  was  not  sworn 


The  lieckwlt/tH. 


31.'} 


arried 


mar 


ickwith ; 


ire    both            I 

1797. 

Dr.  Ray           1 

r,  unmar-           ■ 

1 798. 

aied  Gen-           1 

1799. 

ears  from      ,     1 

d 

greatly  in           I 

■-  k 

wliom  lie           I 

Co.  York,          1 

e  of  Jonah          1 

1799. 

jre  married          I 

ugliters.              ■ 
rried  Mrs.          ■ 

1800. 

^  college  of          1 

1800. 

yecot.                  1 

captain  of          1 

oline  Lew-         I 

1802. 

■ 

1803. 

(>(>.                                ^B 

)enis  with         ■ 

York,  vice         ■ 

1803. 

)!•  and  com-         I 

1804. 

Bermuda,         I 

_  i_        ^-rn^T r\-V^lf\                      ^1 

1804. 

not  sworn 


of  her  Majesty's  private  council,  l)iit  took  the 
ontli  appointed  to  be  taken  by  tlie  governors  of 
lier  Majesty's  plantations. 

Rev.  J.  Walker;  a])pointe(l  living,  vice  Beck- 
with. 

Rev.  Edward  James  Beckwith,  M.  A.;  collated 
to  Nimes  Deanery  in  St  Paul's  Cathedral,  London. 
At  his  home,  Great  Smitlifleld,  Westminster; 
died  suddeidy,  Edward  Beckwith  of  Ri[)on,  Co. 
York;  lineal  descendant  of  Sir  Roger  Beckwith 
of  Beckvvithshaw,  near  Kuicf borough  ;  his  daugh- 
ter married  Capt.  Craik  of  Abigland  Dumphries, 
whose  son  will  inherit  the  estates  in  Yorkshire. 
Ray  Beckwith,  M.  D. ;  died  in  his  eighty-seventh 
year;  of  York;  a  gentleman  of  good  medical 
ability. 

James  Beckwith,  Sr.,  a  member  of  North  Catlied- ' 
ral ;  died  in  his  seventy-second  year. 
Ray  Beckwith,  M.  D. ;    son  of   Thomas  Beck- 
with;   F.    A.    S.   portrait    painter;    nephew  of 
Jonah  Beckwith  of  Rothersham ;  attorney ;  died 
at  York. 

Fred  A.  F.  Beckwith ;  37tli  Foot,  lieut.-colonel. 
Mr.  Beckwith  of  St.  Martine  Lane  to  Miss 
Royal  of  Pall  Mall. 

To  the  wife  of  Lieut.-Col.  Sidney  Beckwith  and 
daughter. 

Mr.  Beckwith ;  upholsterer  ;  of  Martin's  Lane, 
Charing  Cross ;  died. 

Maj.-General  Beckwith  ;  appointed  captain  and 
40 


1 

1 

! 

,      1 

814 


Tlis  lieckioitliH. 


li 


governor-iii-cliief  of  the  island  of  St.  Vincent 
and  Grenadine. 

1805.  Major  Sidney  Heck  with  of  tlie  rifle  brigade  to 
Miss  Clementina  Lougliran  of  London. 

1805.  December  JUst,  F.  A.  l^eckwith;  brig.-gen.  of 
his  Majesty's  forces,  died  ;  brig.-gen.,  while  act- 
ing as  A.  A.  G.,  southern  district,  Whitehall, 
December  lUst,  1804. 

1807.  August  2 1st ;  died  at  Colchester,  Essex,  the  wife 
of  Col.  Sidney  Heck  with,  of  a  son  born. 

1809.  Died  at  Norwich,  Dr.  Beckwith,  in  the  fiftieth 
year  of  his  age;  organist  of  the  Cathedral  and 
St.  Peter's  Chui'ch  ;  admitte<l  to  the  degree  of  B. 
and  D.,  at  Oxford,  1803. 

1809.  At  Tombstone  Lodge ;  died.  Peregrine  Went- 
woi'th,  eighty-eight  years  old ;  married  Miss 
.Thomj>8on,  May,  1751,  only  daughter  of  Bielby 
Thompson,  near  York,  by  his  first  wife,  who  was 
the  sole  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  Roger  Beck- 
with,  Bart. 

1811.  Wounded,  Peninsular  War,  in  the  foot,  March 
4th;  Lieut.  Beckwith,  1st  Batt.,  95th  Foot. 

1811.  Major  F.  S.  BeckAvith,  95th  Foot,  to  be  lieut.- 
col.  in  the  army. 

1813.  Died  March  13th,  Clementina,  wife  of  Maj.-Gen. 
Sir  Sidney  Beckwith  ;  (piartermaster-general  of 
her  Majesty's  force  in  America. 

1813.  July  23d,  Henry  P.  Howard  Beckwith ;  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Walter  Macquire  of 
Clowen  Castle,  Waterford. 


llie  Heckxohhs. 


315 


1814. 
lcSl5. 
1815. 

i«ir). 

1816. 
181«. 
1817. 


1817. 

1817. 
1817. 


1817. 


1817. 


1781. 


January  2(1,  died  in  Glouctstcr  Street,  Queens 
S(|uure,  age  seventy-six,  Mrs.  Heckwith,  widow 
of  Ambrose  Beckwith,  formerly  of  York. 
Order  of  the  Bath  conferred  on  (leneral  Sir 
George  Beekwith  and  ou  Maj.-Geueral  Sir  Sid- 
ney Beckwith. 

Sepoy  Kel)ellion  ;  Major  C.  Beckwitli,  9.")tli  Foot. 
Emperor  of  Russia  conferred   order  of  vSt.  Ann 
on  Col.  C.  Beckwitli,  DOtli  Foot. 
Selhy  Abbey,  Yorkshire,  home  of  Sir  Leonard 
Beckwith. 

Promoted    to  major-general.  Sir    S.    Beckwith, 
K.  C.  B. 

To-day  the  execution  of  Cahman,  the  rioter,  took 
jilace  oppt)site  Mr.  Beckwith's  gun  store  in  Skun 
ter  Street,  London,  which   was  gutted   by  the 
rioters. 

At  the  exposition  of  the  school  of  St.  Paul's  Mr. 
Beckwith  delivered  an  oration  in  Greek, 
llev.  E.  J.   Beckwith,  ecclesiastical  preferment. 
Lieut.    W.    F.    Petei',    Royal    Navy ;    married 
Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  Rev.  E.  J.  Beckwith, 
rector  of  St.  Albans,  Wood  Street. 
Major-General    Sir    Thomas  Sidney   Beckwith, 
K.  C.  B. :  married  Marv,  eldest  dau'diter  of  Sir 
William  Douglas,  Bart.,  of  Kelhead. 
"Fragmenta  Antiquitatis"  or  Ancient  Tenures 
and  Customs,    reprinted   by    Jonah    Beckwith, 
1784,  and  reprinted  by  his  son  in  1815. 
John    Beckwith ;    ensign ;    promoted   to   lieut., 


;{i(; 


li 


isi-j. 
ISIT). 
1818. 
1811). 
181 U. 

1821. 
ISl'l. 
1822. 
1822. 
1822. 
1823. 

182a. 


y/ic   lte<;knutl»H. 

Mulch    1st,    178.'{;  ill  (I«)l.    Joliii    (iihsoii'H   coiii- 
iiian«l,  western  ilepartmeiit,  January    Ist,   17S0, 

t.>  irsi. 

Died  at  Uocliiino  Place,  John    Beekwith  in  the 
eiuhty-loiirth  year  of  his  age. 
Promoted  Col.  C.  Heckwith  to  li«'Ut.-col.,  05th 
Foot. 

History  of  Lincolnshire,  Sonierhy  Park,  l>y  John 
pM'ckwith,  Es([. 

April  nth;  died,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Beekwith  of 
the  Royal  Mint,  Tower  Hill. 
March  1  Itli,  Thomas  Beekwith  of  Bedford  Place, 
married  Sophia,  eldest  daiis,diter  of  F,  Baldwin 
of  Vah^  Place,  niece  of  Sir  William  Ilenehel. 
Rev.  G.  Beekwith,  East  lledford  ;  vicar,  Not- 
tinghamshire. 

Rev.  E.  G.  Beckwitli  of  Tillingham,  Essex; 
married  Jane  Han  bury. 

Died,  Henry  Peregrine  Howard  Beekwith,  age 
tliirty-six. 

Rev.'^Cr.  F.  Beekwith;  vicar  of  East  Tidford ; 
married  daugliter  of  Rev.  J.  Carter. 
Died  at  Brompton,  Jersey,  Philadelphia,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  T.  S.  Beekwith,  K.  C.  B.,  age  sixteen. 
Rev.  Henry  Ambrose  Beekwith,  A.  M.;  vicar 
of  St.  Michaels  le  Belf  rey ;  married  Mary  Pon- 
nall  of  Haltin  Garden. 

Died,  age  seventy-five,  the  Right  Hon.  General 
Sir  George  Beekwith,  G.  C.  B. ;  colonel  of  the 
89tL  Regiment  of  Foot. 


Tlii'  litn'kioithn. 


817 


I's  com-             ■ 

1  M'.i. 

.t.  17S0.            I 

h  ill  the             1 

182.".. 

■ol,,  i)5tli            I 

is  2  5. 

,  l.y  Joliu             ■ 

1825. 

jkwitli  of           ■ 

1 S25. 

„rd  Place,           ■ 
\  Baltlwiii           1 
Lt'itcliel.                1 
icar,  Not-          ■ 

1826. 

1827. 
1827. 
1827. 

m,   Essex; 

kwitli,  age 

182S. 

t  Ticlford ; 

18-J8 

lia,  daiigli- 

(re  sixteen. 

M.;  vicar 

Mary  Pon- 

1829 
18:50 

311.  General 
oael  of  tlie 

Jmiuary  ICtli.ut  IIainj)st('ud.  Thomas  Hcrkwith 
of  Hcdrord  Place,  married  Kli/  Sophia  Spots- 
woo*  I. 

Onler  ol'   tlu'  Towei-  and    Sword    of    I'ortugal 
('oiitt;n«'(l  on  Sir  F.  Bcckwitli. 
Kev.  E.  (t.  a.  Beckwith,  canon  of  Westminster 
Ahhey. 

May  17tli.  to  the  wife  of  E.  G.  A.  Beckwith.  a 
daughter  at  the  vicarage  of   rilliiigliaiii,  Kssex. 
December   7th.  died   at   York,   age   si.xty-eight, 
Captain  Beckwith. 

Rev.    K.  (f.   A.   Beckwith,  to  a  minor  canonry 
in  St.  PauFs  Cathedral. 
Rev.  A.  Beckwith,  Culliiigham  R.,  York. 
Essay  on  theological  science  by  .James  Beckwith. 
Died    at    Edinburgh,    age    ninety-six;  relic    of 
Maj.-Gen.    John    Beckwith,    daughter    of    Rev. 
Michael,  dean  of  the  Royal  Chapel. 
March  21st,  at  Gibraltar,  Thomas  Sidney  Beck- 
with ;  ca[)tain   Ritle  Brigade,  only  son  of  Maj.- 
Gen.  Thos.  Sidney  Beckwith. 
At  Chester,  Sei)tem])er  3Uth  ;  Rev.  James  Marngy 
of  Chester  to  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Maj.-Gen. 
B.,  and  niece  of  the   late   General   Sir  Geoi'ge 
Beckwith,  K.  C.  B. 

Rev.  H.  Beckwith,  vicar  of  St.  Martin's,  York. 
At  Marylebone,  Rev.  Wilson    married  Clemen- 
tina, only  daughter  of  Lieut. -General  Sir  Thus. 
Sidney  Beckwith,  K.  C.  B. 


hi 


318 


The  Beckwiths. 


:li 


Gentleman's  Magazine,  1812. 
1812.  June  Ist,  1812.  The  splendid  ceremony  of  in- 
stalling the  twenty-three  knights  lately  added 
to  the  Order  of  the  Bath,  took  place  early  in 
the  morning,  the  Horse  and  Foot  Guards  took 
their  stations  about  ten  o'clock ;  the  persons 
connected  with  the  ceremony  met  in  the  House 
of  Lords,  and  at  eleven  the  procession  com- 
menced in  the  following  order,  under  a  tempo- 
rary boarded  covering,  matted  and  bounded  on 
each  side  by  strong  wooden  railings ;  it  extended 
from  the  door  of  the  House  of  Lords  (Princes' 
chamber)  to  the  S.  E.  door  of  the  Abbey  (poets' 
corner)  ;  four  usliers  with  wands  ornamented 
with  ribbons,  four  drummers  and  fifers,  and  eight 
trumpeters  in  their  full  uniforms.  Esquires  of 
the  knights  elect,  and  the  proxies  of  those  who 
did  not  attend,  the  latter  wore  the  sack  coat 
and  were  girt  with  the  sword  of  the  order. 
They  carried  the  mantle  on  their  right  arms, 
and  walked  bare  headed.  Es(|uires  of  the  knights 
wilt)  had  already  received  the  honor  of  knight- 
hood, wore  black  velvet  caps.  The  knights  of 
the  order,  superbly  dressed  in  their  proper  cos- 
tume, and  all  wearing  white  satin  hats,  orna- 
mented with  white  plumes.  The  Duke  of  York, 
grand  mastei',  followed  by  his  aide-de-camps  in 
full  uniform.  Then  came  several  heralds  and  a 
party  of  Javelin-men,  by  whom  the  procession 


The  BecJcwiths. 


319 


Y  of  in- 

,'  added 

early  in 

i-cls  took 
persons 

e  House 

Lon  com- 

a  terapo- 

iiuded  on 

extended 
(Princes' 

ey  (poets' 

•namented 

1  and  eiglit 

.squires  of 

those  wbo 
sack  coat 

the  order. 

icrht  arms, 
he  knights 
(,f  knight- 
knigiits  of 
proper  cos- 
hats,  orna- 
tlce  of  York, 
ile-canips  in 
;ralds  and  a 
;  procession 


was  closed.  Wlien  the  procession  reached  the 
chapel,  the  knights  took  their  seats  in  their  re- 
spective stalls,  and  under  their  banners,  the 
proxies  and  the  es(juires  in  their  pi-(»per  })laces, 
they  made  profound  obeisance  to  the  throne  or 
stall  set  apart  for  the  sovereiirn  and  which  (the 
Prince  Regent  having  <leclined  honoring  the  cere- 
monial with  his  presence)  was  of  course  vacant. 
Close  to  it  was  the  stall  of  the  Duke  of  York, 
who,  as  acting  grand  master,  presided  on  this 
occasion.  The  ceremony  finished,  the  procession 
returned  in  the  same  order  in  which  they  had  ap- 
23roached  the  abbey.  The  Princesses  Augusta  and 
Sophia,  the  Princess  Charlotte  of  Wales  and  the 
Duche  -■  of  York  after  the  ceremony  dined  with 
the  Prince  Regent  in  company  with  the  Duke 
of  Kent,  Cumbeiland,  and  of  Cam])ridge.  The 
Order  of  the  Bath  had  on  this  occasion  been  ex- 
tended to  fifty  knights,  including  the  sovereign 
and  grand  master.  Among  the  names  of  the  new 
knights  is  that  of  Sii*  (ireorge  Beckwith. 

Gentleman's  Magazine. 

1812.  May  15th,  at  the  trial  of  John  Bellingham  for 
murder,  he  confessed  to  having  Ixtught  the  pis- 
tol that  done  the  deed  at  ^Ir.  Beckwith's  in 
Fleet  Street. 

1786.  February  17th,  died  at  York,  Mi-.  Thomas  Beck- 
with, F.  A.  8.  painter,  whose  collections  foi-  the 
city  of  York  and  county  were  l)oth  numerous 


320 


The  lieckwithfi. 


and  valuable,  was  descended  from  a  very  an- 
cient family  in  that  county,  of  every  branch  of 
which  he  had  preserved  copious  genealogies.  As 
to  his  own  line,  suffice  to  say,  that  his  fathei*  was 
a  respectal)le  attorney  in  the  West  Riding,  wlio 
left  several  children.  Two  of  his  sons  were  led 
to  his  own  profession,  to  one  of  whom  (Jonah 
still  living)  the  world  is  much  obliged  for  an 
enlarged  edition  of  ^\o\\\\t^s  ^^  Fragrnenta  An- 
tiquitatls^''  printed  at  York,  in  October,  17S4. 
What  otlier  children  sui'vived  his  father  is  un- 
known to  the  wi'iter  of  tliis  article,  except 
Thomas,  the  loss  of  whom  he  sincerely  regrets, 
and  to  whom  the  following  tribute  is  due. 

Mr.  Beckwith  served  his  time  as  a  house 
painter,  to  a  very  ingenious  man,  Mr.  George 
Fleming  of  Wakefield,  from  whom  he  derived 
his  skill  in  drawing:  and  living,  as  well  as  im- 
bibed  a  love  of  antiquity.  To  these,  Mr.  B. 
added  heraldic  and  genealogical  knowledge,  to 
all  which  he  applied  himself  in  his  leisure  hours, 
with  such  great  and  unwearied  zeal,  that  his  col- 
lections, together  with  the  works  of  his  o^\'n 
hands,  became  at  length  very  considerable;  for 
as  he  was  well  known  to  and  still  more  respected 
by  a  numerous  })rovincial  ac(|uaintance,  he  had 
fre(juent  op[)ortiinities  of  making  additions  to 
it.  AVitli  regar'l  to  Mr.  B.'s  merits  as  a  portrait 
painter,  the  writer  is  not  competent  to  judge; 
but  if  Mr.  B.  did  not  use  his  palette  much,  yet 


The  Beckwiths. 


321 


was  his  pencil  in  constant  employment;  for 
there  was  hai'dly  an  object  that  struck  him  as  a 
curiosity,  particularly  if  an  antique,  of  which  he 
did  not  make  a  drawing,  and  scarcely  a  church 
or  a  ruin  in  the  vicinity  of  the  place  of  his  abode, 
that  he  did  not  picture,  either  in  pencil  or  water 
colors.  A  few  years  ago,  Mr.  B.  obtained  a  patent 
for  the  sole  making  and  vending  what  may  be 
called  hardened  crayons,  which  would  bear  the 
knife,  and  carry  a  point  like  a  pencil,  but  whether 
his  ingenuity  was  rewarded  with  a  success  the 
writer  is  ignorant.  It  was  about  the  same  time 
that  he  was  elected  a  fellow  of  the  society  of 
Anti(piane,  London.  But  what  contributed 
most  to  make  Mr.  B.  known  to  those  who  were 
imacquainted  with  him  in  any  other  branch,  was 
his  extensive  information  in  the  genealogical 
line,  in  so  much  that  he  has  had  the  an'ange- 
nient  of  numberless  pedigree  for  some  of  the 
best  families  in  the  north  of  England  ;  which 
he  was  enabled  to  do  fj'om  visitation  books,  and 
other  authentic  documents,  which  fell  into  his 
hands;  added  to  these  he  possessed  much  intel- 
ligence, respecting  the  antiquity  and  descents  of 
the  principal  families  in  the  inland  adjacent 
countries,  and  of  various  others  and  more  remote 
from  him.     If  the  world  in  general  was,  in  a 


great 


measure,  a   sti'anger   to   Mr.   B.\s  public 


merits,  it  may  l)e  partly  attributed  to  his  own 
modesty  and  diffidence,  to  which  truth,  many 
41 


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i 


1836. 


1837. 


readers  of  this  little  account  will  be  ready  to 
enjoin  their  testimony,  and  agree,  further,  that 
his  indefatigable  industry  in  collecting,  was  only 
exceeded  by  his  obliging  willingness  to  impart 
any  information  which  he  had  received.  In  the 
seai'ch  after  antiquities,  Mr.  B.  seemed  to  have 
made  the  more  obscure  and  minuter  history  of 
York,  and  its  environs  his  peculiar  study,  in  so 
much  that  he  had  prepared  and  nearly  com- 
pleted a  little  work  which  would  be  very  ac- 
ceptable to  many  of  his  friends,  viz.:  "A  walk 
in  and  about  the  city  of  York,"  on  the  plan 
of  Mr.  Gosling's  "  Walk  in  and  about  the  city 
of  Canterbury." 

The  whole  of  his  collections,  we  understand, 
is  speedily  intended  for  sale ;  but  it  is  much  to 
be  wished,  in  particular,  that  the  above  piece 
might  be  accepted,  and  placed  in  proper  hands 
for  publication,  and  in  general,  that  the  rest  of  his 
manuscript  may  fall  among  such  purchasers,  who 
will  be  as  liberal  in  their  communications,  as  was 
the  late  woi-thy  proprietor.  Mr.  B.  died  a  wid- 
ower, leaving  one  son,  Dr.  Ray  Beekwith,  a  phy- 
sician at  Whitby,  and  one  daughter,  unmarried. 
September  7th,  at  Shrewsbury,  the  Rev.  Henry 
Beekwith  to  Ann  Rose,  second  daughter  of  the 
late  Rev.  John  Eyton. 

May  16th,  Mary,  widow  of  the  late  Maj.-Gen. 
G.  Sidney  Beckmth,  and  Christian  and  Cathe- 
rine Heron  Douglas,  spinsters,  the  only  surviv- 


The  Beckwiths. 


823 


ing  younger  children  of  the  late  Sir  William 
Douglas  of  Kelhead,  Bart,  and  younger  brother 
and  sisters  of  Charles  now  Marquis  of  Queens- 
bury,  to  enjoy  the  name,  title  and  precedence  as 
if  their  late  father  had  survived  the  late  Duke 
of  Queensbury. 

1838.  October  19th,  At  Collingham,  near  Whitby, 
Yorkshire,  aged  forty-one ;  died,  the  Rev.  Henry 
Arthur  Beckwith,  vicar  of  that  parish,  and  of 
St.  Martins  le-grand,  York.  He  was  presented 
to  Collingham  in  1827,  by  Mrs.  Wheeler,  and  to 
his  church  in  York  in  1829,  by  the  dean  and 
chapter. 

1 839.  Lately,  Vavasour  George,  youngest  son  of  the 
Rev.  T.  F.  Beckwith,  vicar  of  East  Redford. 

1832.  March  20th,  at  Eton  College,  Frances  Lorissa, 
youngest  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  Beckwith  of 
Norwich. 

1832.  Cheshire,  June  1 1th,  at  Park  Gate,  aged  twenty, 
Georgina,  fourth  daughter  of  MaJ.-Gen.  W.  H. 
Beckwith. 

1812.  May  31st,  New  Brunswick,  Capt.  G.  Evatt,  55th 
B,Qg.^  to  Susan,  second  daughter  of  J.  Beckwith 
of  the  Bower,  Halifax. 

1833.  January  7th,  aged  sixty-two,  the  Rev.  Edward 
James  Beckwith,  rector  of  the  united  parishes 
of  St.  Albans,  Wood  Street,  and  St.  Glares, 
Silver  Street,  London.  Vicar  of  Tillingham, 
Essex,  and  a  minor  canon  of  St.  Paul's.  He  ob- 
tained the  latter  preferment  in  1797,  and  was 


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324 


The  Beohwiih8. 


m 


m 


II 


presented  by  the  dean  and  chapter  to  his  city 
living  in  1800,  and  that  in  Essex,  in  1855. 

1838.  January  1st,  at  Fay  well,  Gendhurst,  aged  fifty- 
seven,  Samuel  Beckwith,  Esq,  (died.) 

1835.  Ecclesiastical  preferment,  Rev.  E.  J.  Beckwith, 
St.  Michael  Baneshaw  R.,  London. 

1834.  Died,  Durham,  March  20th,  aged  29,  William 
Beckwith,  Esq.,  of  Stockton-upon-tees,  Timber 
mei'chant. 

Dr.  Gelley's  Book,  "A  visit  to  the  valleys  of 
Piedmont "  fell  into  the  hands  of  a  British  re- 
tired officer,  Colonel  Beckwith,  who  had  lost  a 
leg  at  the  battle  of  Waterloo,  which  suggested 
an  object  for  one  who  was  loth  to  fall  at  the 
age  of  twenty-six  into  enforced  idleness.  Col. 
Beckwith  visited  the  valleys  and  was  painfully 
struck  by  the  squallor  and  ignorance  of  a  people 
who  had  had  such  a  glorious  past.  He  settled 
among  them,  and  for  thirty-five  years  devoted 
himself  to  their  welfare,  he  married  a  Voudois 
peasant  girl,  and  lived  among  the  people,  and  es- 
tablished no  fewer  than  twelve  schools.  More- 
over he  brought  back  the  Italian  language, 
which  had  been  displaced  by  the  French  in  the 
service  of  the  Voudois  church,  and  in  1849,  built 
a  church  for  them  at  Turin.  He  lived  in  La 
Tour  till  his  death,  in  1862,  and  the  name  of 
their  English  benefactor  is  still  revered  by  the 
simple  folk  of  the  valleys  whom  he  did  so  much 
to  civilize.     [Encyclopedia  Britannica. 


The  Beokwiths. 


325 


Emigrants. 

1607.  At  Jamestown,  Va.,  from  the  ship  Phoenix, 
landed  William  Beckwith  [Smith's  History  of 
Virginia. 

1634.  Stephen  Beckwith  (?)  did  not  take  oath,  being 
under  age;  shipped  at  Ipswich,  England,  for 
New  England,  April  Slst,  1684,  age  eleven 
yeare.     [Public  Records  of  Connecticut. 

1635.  July  4th,  emigrants  to  be  transported  to  Vir- 
ginia; embarked  on  the  "Transport"  of  Lon- 
don, Edward  Walker,  master,  certificate  from 
Minister  at  Gravesend  of  their  conformity  to  the 
orders  and  discipline  of  the  Church  of  England. 
Robert  Beckwith,  age  twenty-one,  and  many 
others.     [Hotten's  Emigrants. 

1645.  The  parish  of  Tuling,  County  Essex,  England, 
sent  over  Thomas  Beckwith,  a  poor  boy,  in  1645. 
[Public  Records  of  Connecticut. 

1635.  April  3d,  Gravesend,  April  3d,  1635,  on  the 
"  Peter  Buonaventura,"  Thomas  Hartman,  mas- 
ter, bound  for  Barbadoes,  William  Beckwith, 
age  twenty-six.     [Hotten's  Emigrants. 

1648.  George  Beckwith,  landed  at  St.  Marys',  Mary- 
land, in  the  year  1648.  [Maryland  Land  Rec- 
ords. 

1669.  Henry  Beckwith,  came  to  Maryland  from  Vir- 
ginia, in  the  year  1669.  [Maryland  Land  Rec- 
ords. 

1700.  Sir    Marmaduke   Beckwith   came   to   Virginia 


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336  The  Beckwitha 

about  the  year  1700.     [County  Clerks  of  Rich- 
mond Co.,  Va. 

George  Beckwith,  of  Calvert  County,  Maryland, 

Ejiigrant. 

The  privy-councillors  and  lords  of  manors  formed 
the  class  in  which  we  find  the  germ  of  a  nobility,  below 
them  was  a  considerable  number  of  planters,  who  bore 
the  title  of  "  gentlemen,"  as  large  a  class,  in  Maryland, 
as  in  any  other  Anglo-American  colony,  and  were  held 
in  the  very  highest  esteem.  Many  who  had  come  un- 
der an  indenture,  performed  an  honorable  service,  and 
then  received  their  discharge,  with  a  comfortable  out- 
fit. The  principal  planters  were  also  the  merchants, 
who  traded  with  London  and  the  other  great  ports  of 
England.  Ferries  over  streams  and  rivers,  were  erected 
by  the  government,  and  kept  by  the  most  respectable 
colonists,  the  duties  in  most  instances  being  performed 
by  their  deputies.  Tobacco  was  the  most  common 
currency  of  the  province,  one  pound  of  it  in  1650  was 
worth  about  three  pence,  in  English  money.  The 
most  striking  features  upon  the  face  of  society  was  the 
plantations,  upon  them  was  held  some  of  the  earliest 
courts  and  councils  and  governors,  privy  councilors 
and  county  judges,  were  all  of  them  plantei*s.  [Davis' 
Day  Star  of  Freedom. 

The  Protestant  Declaration. 

The  declaration  and  certificate  of  William  Stone, 
Esq.,  lieutenant  of  the  province  of  Maryland,  by  com- 


The  Beokwiths. 


327 


f  Rich- 


aYLAND, 

formed 
y,  below 
irho  bore 
Maryland, 
irere  held 
come  un- 
vice,  and 
;able  out- 
Lercliants, 
b  ports  of 
re  erected 
ispectable 
)erformed 
common 
1650  was 
ley.    The 
y  was  the 
le  earliest 
councilors 
[Davis' 


mission  from  the  Right  Honorable,  the  Lord  Balti- 
more, Lord  Proprietary  thereof,  and  of  Captain  Brice, 
Mr.  Thomas  Hatton  and  Captain  Vaughan  of  his  said 
lordship's  council  there  and  of  divers  of  the  Burgesses 
now  met  as  the  assembly  there,  and  other  protestant 
inhabitants  of  the  said  province,  made  the  1 7th  day  of 
April,  anno  domini  one  thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty. 
We,  the  said  lieutenant,  council,  burgesses  and  other 
protestants,  inhabitants  above  mentioned,  whose  names 
are  hereunto  subscribed,  do  declai'e  and  certify  to  all 
persons  whom  it  may  concern,  that  according  to  an  act 
of  assembly  here,  and  several  other  strict  injunctions, 
and  declarations  by  his  said  lordship,  for  that  purpose, 
made  and  provided,  we  do  here  enjoy  all  fitting  and 
convenient  freedom  and  liberty  in  the  exercise  of  our  re- 
ligion, under  his  lordship's  government  and  interest,  and 
that  none  of  us  are  anyways  troubled  or  molested,  for 
or  by  reason  thereof,  within  his  said  lordship's  province. 


James  Cox, 
Robert  Roberts, 
Thomas  Steerman, 
George  Puddington, 
Walter  Barri, 
William  Brough, 
Francis  Posey. 


William  Stone, 
Bur-       Jo  Price, 

gesses.     Robert  Vaughan, 
Thomas  Hatton, 


►   Council. 


im  Stone, 
I,  by  com- 


William  Durand, 
Thomas  Maydwell, 
Wm.  Hungerford, 
William  Stimpson, 
Thomas  Dinyard, 
John  Grimesditch, 
William  Edwin, 
Richard  Bunne, 
Elias  Beach, 


Antony  Rawlins, 
Marke  Bloomfield, 
William  Pell, 
William  Warren, 
Edward  Williams, 
Ralph  Bean, 
John  Slingsby, 
Jos  Morphea, 
Richard  Smith, 


George  Beckwith, 
Thomas  Bushnell, 
Francis  Martin, 
John  Walker, 
Stanhope  Roberts, 
William  Brown, 
John  Halfhead, 
William  Hard  wick, 
Hugh  Crage, 


1 

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ii|:| 

It 


328 

George  Sawyer, 
William  Edes, 
John  Gage, 
Robert  Ward, 
Willirm  Marshall, 


The  Beckvnths. 

Author  Turner, 
Wm.  Hawley, 
William  Smoot, 
John  Sturman, 
John  Nichols, 


George  Whiteacrc, 
Daniel  Clocker, 
Patrick  Forest, 
Thomas  Warr, 
Walter  Walterling. 

[Maryland  Records. 


1648.  Thomas  Hatton,  Esq.,  Secretary  of  Maryland, 
obtained  a  grant  of  land  for  transporting  him- 
self and  family  and  two  other  persons,  George 
Beckwith  and  Patrick  Forest,  into  the  province 
to  inhabit  in  the  year  1648.  [Maryland  Land 
Records,  liber  A,  B,  and  H,  folio  123. 

1663.  George  Beckwith  demands  more  land  for  trans- 
porting himself  from  Virginia,  into  the  province 
in  1657;  Richard  Prigg,  in  1661 ;  Charles  Free- 
man, in  1661 ;  Alice  Jones,  in  1 660  ;  Alice  Lind- 
sey,  in  1661.  [Maryland  Land  Records,  liber 
7,  folio  81  and  82. 

1641.  December  17th,  1641,  Nicholas  Hervey,  prayeth 
a  grant  of  land  of  one  thousand  acres  on  the 
Patuxent  River,  by  special  warrant,  from  his 
lordship  for  transporting  into  the  province,  this 
present  year,  himself,  his  wife  and  daughter, 
Frances,  and  four  other  persons,  viz. :  Robert 
Beard,  Harvey  Spinke,  John  Carr  and  one  boy 
named  Robert  Ford.  [Maryland  Land  Records, 
liber  1,  folio  129. 

The  above  special  waiTant  was  dated  at  Lon- 
don, England,  September  8th,  1641.  [Mary- 
land Land  Records,  liber  A,  B,  and  H,  folio  103. 

1657.  August   20th,  1657.     The  deposition  of   Jane 


The  Beckwiths. 


329 


Green,  wife  of  Thomas  Green  of  Elizabeth  River, 
in  the  county  of  Norfolk,  Virginia,  planter,  and 
widow  of  the  late  Nicholas  Hervey  of  Patuxent 
River,  in  the  province  of  Maryland ;  concerning 
a  plantation  or  manor  called  "St.  Joseph's 
Manor,"  of  the  deceased  Hervey's,  now  held  by 
George  Beckwith  of  Patuxent  River,  in  the  prov- 
ince of  Maryland,  in  right  of  himself  and 
Frances,  his  now  wife,  the  daughter  and  heiress 
of  the  said  Nicholas  Hervey,  late  of  Maryland, 
planter.  [Maryland  Land  Records,  liber  No.  3, 
folio  386. 
1675.  Came  Richard  Ladd  of  Calvert  County,  Gent'l, 
and  showeth  that  George  Beckwith,  late  of  Cal- 
vert Co.,  Gent'l,  the  25th  of  May  last  past,  made 
a  will  in  writing,  constituting  his  wife  Frances, 
his  sole  executrix,  and  giving  by  that  will  de- 
verse  legacies  to  his  children,  and  after  made 
Christopher  Roushy  Gent,  and  him  the  said 
Ladd,  overseers  of  the  said  will  that  the  said 
Beckwith  after  went  for  England,  and  there 
converted  the  said  moneys  into  goods  and  mer- 
chandise to  return  to  the  said  province,  and 
there  falling  sick,  upon  the  third  day  of  Novem- 
ber, last  past,  declared  unto  Captain  Leonard 
Webber,  that  whereas,  he  had  made  a  will  be- 
fore he  came  from  his  home  in  Maryland,  which 
he  did  not  see  fit  or  convenient,  he  did  now  all 
to  the  disposition  of  his  wife,  as  by  the  dispo- 
ition  of  the  said  Webber,  taken  the  13th  in- 
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330 


The  Beokwithfi. 


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stant,  and  endorHed  upon  the  Raid  will,  doth  and 
may  appear,  and  he  further  ahoweth  that  the 
Haid  George  Beckwith  in  since  deceased  and 
buned  in  England,  and  that  since  his  death,  the 
said  Frances,  his  wife,  is  likewise  deceased  in 
the  province,  so  that  now  the  right  of  adminis- 
tration rests  in  some  of  the  children  of  the  said 
Geoi'ge  and  Frances,  being  all  infants  under  age, 
and  therefore  in  regard  the  said  Beckwith's 
will  in  writing,  dated  24th  May  aforesaid,  had 
made  him  the  said  Ladd  one  of  the  overseers  of 
the  said  will,  and  out  of  his  affection  to  the 
said  infants,  offered  to  take  upon  himself  the 
burden  of  administration,  wliereupon  letters  ( 
administration  were  granted  to  the  said  Richai^ 
Ladd.  [Testamentary  Proceedings,  liber  No.  3, 
folio  346. 

1674.  Warrant  of  re-survey  to  George  Beckwith  of  St. 
Joseph's  manor,  Patuxent  river.  [Maryland 
Land  Records. 

1679.  April  28th,  approved  the  third  and  final  account 
of  Thomas  Banks  of  Patuxent  river  in  Calvert 
County,  Gent'l.,  administrator  of  all  and  singu- 
lar ye  goods  and  chatels  and  debts  of  George 
Beckwith  Gent.,  late  of  Calvert  County,  deceased 
at  London  in  ye  kingdom  of  England,  etc.,  etc. 
Signed  Philip  Calv^ert  Esc^uire,  for  the  probate 
of  wills,  etc.  [Liventories  and  accounts,  liber 
6,  folios  46  to  59. 

1679.  February  I7th,  came  Thomas   Banks   and  in- 


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The  Beckioiths. 


881 


doth  and 
that  the 
ased  and 
leath,  the 
iceased  in 
I  adminis- 
i  the  said 
under  age, 
Seckwith's 
i-eHaid,  had 
iverseers  of 
ion  to  the 
limself  the 
I  letters  < 
lid  Kichai^ 
liber  No.  3, 

jwith  of  St. 
[Maryland 

inal  account 
in  Calvert 
and  singu- 
of  George 

ity,  deceased 

jnd,  etc.,  etc. 

Ithe  probate 
jounts,  liber 

iks   and  in- 


formed the  judge  that  ho  bad  received  infonna- 
tion  of  diverse  goods,  lute  l)elonLring  to  the  es 
tute  of  George  Beckwith  hite  of  Calvert  County, 
deceasfd  of  whose  goods  etc.,  he  the  said  Hanks 
is  administrator,  and  tlierefon*  prayeth  tliat  they 
might  be  appraiseil  and  to  him  delivered. 

Oi'dered  :  That  Captain  Henry  Darnall  Gent, 
doe  appraise  the  said  goods  and  that  they  be 
delivered  to  ye  said  Banks,  to  be  distributed  to 
ye  cliildren  of  ye  said  George  Beckwith,  viz't.,  to 
John  Miles,  who  married  Maiy  the  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  ye  said  George,  and  to  Elizabetli  who  is  now 
of  age,  by  equal  portions,  and  tliat  he  doe  im- 
mediately give  bond  with  two  sureties  to  render 
unto  Charles,  Barbarra  and  Margarett  Beckwith, 
children  of  the  said  Geor^. ,  for  the  remaining 
three-fifths  or  ye  value  thereof.  [Testamentary 
Proceedings,  liber  1(5,  folio  34B. 

1704.  October  5th,  was  surveyed  for  Charles  Beck- 
with of  St.  Maiy's  County,  by  virtue  dated  30th 
August,  1704,  a  tract  called  "  Beckwith's  Lodge" 
containing  600  acres  etc.,  to  be  held  of  the 
manor  of  "  West  St.  Mary's  "  patent  issued  l(>th 
Oct.,  1707.  [Land  records  liber  D,  D,  No.  5, 
folio  400. 

1700.  June  12th,  by  virtue  of  a  warrant  granted  out 
of  his  Lordship's  Land  oflSce  unto  Charles  Beck- 
with of  St.  Mary's  County,  to  re-survey  that 
part  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  said  county 
called  "  St.  Joseph's  Manor  "  as  was  "  not  sold  by 


332 


The  Beckwiths. 


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his  father,  and  was  afterwards  in  the  possession 
of  Lydiet  deceased,  bearing  date  the  fourteenth 
of  April,  1702.  [Land  records  liber  I,  L,  No.  B, 
folio  182. 
1706.  June  12th,  surveyed  for  Charles  Beckwith,  a 
manour  of  land  called  "  St.  Joseph's  Manour  " 
comprising  1250  acres,  lying  in  St.  Mary's 
County.     [Land  records  liber  I,  L,  No.  B,  folio 

isrA'. 

]  732.  November  25,  suit  brought  by  Thomas  Gittings 
against  William  Beckwith  in  an  exchange  of 
lands  in  St.  Mary's  and  Prince  George  Counties 
Md.,  the  said  William  Beckwith  proves  his  right 
by  inheritance  from  his  father  Charles  Beckwith, 
Ann  Beckwith  wife  of  the  said  Charles  and 
mother  of  the  said  William,  testifies  as  to  the  re- 
linquishment of  her  dower  as  the  widow  of  said 
Charles  Beckwith,  and  mother  of  the  said  William 
Beckwith ;  also  testifies  his  brothers  Basil  and 
George  Beckwith;  furthermore  testifies  Ann 
Miller,  mother  of  William  Beckwith,  who  says 
after  her  husband's,  Chailes  Beckwith's  death  she 
married  John  Miller  of  Prince  George  County, 
planter,  at  which  time  she  relinquished  her 
dower  in  the  estate  of  the  late  Charles  Beckwith. 
[Maryland  Chancery  Proceedings,  libei- 1,  R,  No. 
3,  folios  17-33. 


The  Bechioiths. 


838 


EPenry    Beckwith,  of   DouciiESTEit  Co.,  Maryland, 

Emigrant. 

1669.  October  21st,  came  Henry  Beckwitli  and  proved 
right  to  fifty  acres  of  land  for  transporting  him- 
self from  Virginia.  [Maryland  Land  Records, 
liber  12,  folio  340. 

The  will  of  Henry  Beckwith  of  Dorchester 
Co.,  Md.,  planter,  dated  17th  of  Augnst,  1717, 
and  proved*  27th  of  October,  1717.  He  be- 
(pieathed  two  tracts  of  land  called  "  Berry's 
Chance"  and  "Willmot's  Choyse"  to  his  well 
beloved  son  Nehemiah  Beckwith,  whom  he  ap- 
pointed sole  executor  of  his  will.  [Testament- 
ary Records,  liber  W,  B,  No.  6,  folio  451. 

The  will  of  Nehiraiah  Beckwith  of  Dorchester 
Co.,  Md.,  planter,  dated  2l8t  January,  1729, 
and  proved  10th  June,  17o0.  He  bequeathed 
his  dwelling,  plantation  and  personal  property, 
to  his  wife  Frances  Beckwith,  his  executrix;  after 
death  or  marriage,  the  former  was  to  revert  to 
his  eldest  daughter,  Elizabeth  Beckwith,  and 
the  personality  to  l)e  e<pially  divided  between 
his  daughters  Elizabeth  and  Dorothy.  He  also 
bequeathed  a  tract  of  land  containing  eight  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  to  his  daughter  Dorothy 
Beckwith.  [Testamentary  Records,  liber  C,  C, 
No.  3,  folios  28  and  29. 

The  will  of  Frances  Beckwith,  of  Dorchester 
Co.,  in  the  province  of  Maryland,  dated  June 


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18th,  1734,  and  proved  15th  August,  1734. 
She  divided  her  personal  estate  equally  between 
her  daughters,  Elizabeth  Ennals  and  Dorothy 
Beckwith,  and  appointed  the  latter  her  execu- 
trix. [Testamentary  Proceedings,  liber  I,  D, 
folio  812. 
1730.  June  10th,  letters  testamentary  on  the  estate  of 
Nehemiah  Beckwith,  of  Dorcb ester  Co.,  Md., 
deceased,  granted  to  Frances  Beckwith,  his  exec- 
utrix, Col.  Tall  Lockerman  and  John  Anderton, 
her  sureties  in  the  sum  of  £800  sterling.  The 
inventory  of  his  estate  (.£328,  2,  2),  returned 
13th  July,  1731.  An  inventory  of  the  estate  of 
Frances  Beckwith  of  Dorchester  Co.,  returned 
6th  December,  1734.  [Testamentary  Proceed- 
ings, liber  T,  G,  7,  folios  3,  106  and  475. 

The  will  of  Mary  Beckwith,  of  Dorchester  Co., 
Md.,  dated  October  2l8t,  1750,  and  proved  8th 
July,  1758 ;  she  appointed  her  son-in-law, 
Thomas  Corke,  and.  her  grandson,  Thomas  Tay- 
lor, executors  of  her  will,  and  bequeathed  her 
personal  property  to  the  following  persons. 
John  Taylor,  her  grandson;  Elizabeth  Taylor, 
her  granddaughter ;  Nehemiah  Corke,  her  grand, 
son  ;  Edward  Corke,  her  grandson ;  Amy  Corke, 
her  granddaughter;  Charles  Beckwith,  her  son; 
Nehemiah  Beckwith,  her  son ;  Mary  Nickers, 
her  daughter.  [Testamentary  Proceedings,  liber 
B,  I,  No.  2,  folios  611  and  612. 


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Beny's  Chance,  200 

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Beckwith's  Add'n,  50 

Wilmot'sAdvent'e,    50 
P-ge  47. 

1781.  Henry  Beckwith,  Sen. 
Steward's  Place,         300 
Page  7. 
1756. 

Refused  Neck,  50 

Beckwith's  Add'n,     50 
Page  13. 
1758.  Nehemiah  Beckwith. 

Steward's  Place,        150 
Page  10. 
1766. 

Beckwith's  Add'n, 
Page  10. 

1766.  Charles  Beckwith. 
Refused  Neck,  50 

Page  10. 

1767.  Nehemiah  Beckwith. 
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Sir  Marmaduke  Beckwith  of  Virginia,  Emigrant. 

Sir  Marmaduke  Beckwith,  Baronet,  born  January, 
1687 ;  was  a  merchant  and  clerk  of  the  peace  in  Vir- 
ginia ;  he  married  and  had  issue :  Tarpley,  who  died 
in  England  December  29th,  1748  ;  Marmaduke,  living 
in  Virginia  in  1771  ;  a  daughter  living  in  1748  ;  Sir 
Jonathan  Beckwith  is  the  present  baronet.  [Burke's 
Landed  Gentry. 

Sir  Marmaduke  Beckwith,  county  clerk  of  Richmond 
Co.,  Va.,  from  1708  to  1748  ;  T.  Tarpley  was  his  deputy 
and  successor.     [Virginia  County  Clerks. 

Roused  by  danger  and  alarm  at  attempts,  foreign 
and  domestic,  to  reduce  the  people  of  this  country  to 
an  abject  and  detestable  slavery,  by  destroying  their 
fair  and  happy  constitution  of  government,  under  which 
they  have  hitherto  lived,  we  who  subscribe  to  this 
paper,  have  associated  and  do  bind  ourselves  to  each 
other,  to  God,  and  to  our  country,  by  the  firmest  ties 
that  religion  and  virtue  can  frame,  most  sacredly  and 
punctually  to  stand  by,  and  with  our  lives  and  for- 
tunes, to  support  and  defend  each  other,  in  the  durance 
of  the  following  articles. 


The  Beckwiths. 


887 


First  we  declare  all  due  allegiance  and  obedience  to 
our  lawful  Sovereign  George  the  third,  King  of  Great 
Britain,  and  we  determine  to  the  utmost  of  our  power, 
to  preserve  the  laws,  the  peace  and  good  order  of  this 
colony,  as  far  as  is  consistent  with  the  preservation 
of  our  constitutional  rights  and  liberties. 

Secondly :  As  we  know  it  to  be  the  rightful  birth- 
right of  every  British  subject  (and  of  the  People  of 
Virginia,  as  being  such),  founded  in  reason,  law  and 
compact,  that  he  cannot  be,  legally  tried,  but  by  his 
peers,  and  that  he  cannot  l^e  taxed,  but  ]>y  the  consent 
of  a  Parliament,  in  which  he  is  represented  by  persons, 
chosen  by  the  people,  and  who  themselves,  pay  a  part 
of  the  tax,  they  .  j'  ess  on  others.  If  therefore  any 
person  or  persons  shall  attempt,  by  any  action,  or  pro- 
ceeding, to  deprive  the  colony  of  those  fundamental 
rights,  we  will  immediately  consider  him  or  them,  as 
the  most  dangerous  enemy  or  enemies  of  the  commu- 
nity, and  we  will  go  to  any  extremity,  not  only  to  pre- 
vent the  success  of  any  attempts,  but  to  stigmatize  and 
punish  the  offenders. 

Thirdly :  As  the  stamp  act,  does  absolutely  direct 
the  pioperty  of  the  people  to  be  taken  from  them,  with- 
out their  consent,  expressed  by  their  representatives, 
and  as  in  many  cases,  it  depiives  the  British  American 
subject  of  his  right  of  trial  by  jury,  we  determine  at 
every  hazard;  in  regard  to  danger  and  deatli,  we  will 
exact,  and  exert  every  faculty  to  prevent  tlie  execution 
of  the  stamp  act,  in  eveiy  instance  whatsoever  within 
43 


338 


The  Beckwitha. 


the  colony.  And  every  abandoned  wretch  who  shall 
be  so  lost  to  virtue  and  public  good,  as  wickedly  to 
contribute  to  the  introduction,  or  fixture  of  ths  stamp 
act  in  this  colony  by  using  stamp  paper,  or  by  any 
other  means,  we  will  with  the  utmost  expedition,  con- 
vince all  such  profligates,  that  immediate  danger,  and 
disgrace  shall  attend  their  prostitute  purposes. 

Fourthly  :  That  the  last  article  may  be  most  surely 
and  effectually  executed,  we  engage  to  each  other,  that 
whenever  it  shall  be  known,  to  any  of  this  association, 
that  any  person  is  so  conducting  himself,  as  to  favor 
the  introduction  of  the  stamp  act,  that  immediate  no- 
tice shall  be  given  to  as  many  of  the  association  as 
possible  and  that  every  individual  so  informed,  shall 
with  expedition,  repair  to  a  place  of  meeting,  to  be  ap- 
pointed, as  near  the  scene  of  action  as  possible. 

Fifthly :  Each  associate  >ihall  do  his  true  endeavor 
to  obtain  as  many  signers  to  this  association  as  he  pos- 
sibly can. 

Sixthly :  If  any  attempts  shall  be  made  on  the 
liberty  or  property  of  any  associater,  for  any  action  or 
thing,  done  in  consequence  of  this  agreement,  we  do 
most  solemnly  bind  ourselves  by  the  most  sacred  en- 
gagement of  those  who  have  entered  thereunto  at  the 
risk  of  our  lives  and  fortunes,  to  restore  such  associate 
to  his  liberty,  and  to  protect  him  in  the  enjoyment  of 
his  property. 

In  testimony  of  the  good  faith  with  which  we  re- 


I; 


The  Beckwitha. 


339 


solve  to  execute  the  orders  of  this  association,  we  have 
this  27th  day  of  February,  1766,  in  Virginia,  put  our 
hands  and  seals  hereto. 


Richard  Henry  Lee, 
Thomas  Lord  Lee, 
Samuel  Wasliington, 
Charles  Washington, 
Moore  Fauntleroy, 
Francis  Lightfoot  Lee, 
Thomas  Jones, 
Rodham  Kenner, 
Spencer  M.  Ball, 
Joseph  Murdock, 
Richard  Parker, 
Sjience  Monroe, 
John  Watts, 
Robert  Lovell, 
John  Blagge, 
Charles  Weeks, 
Wm.  Booth, 
Geo.  Tuberville, 
Alvin  Maxley, 
Wm.  Flood, 
John  Ballentine,  Jr. 
Daniel  McCarty, 
Townsend  Dade, 
John  Ash  ton, 
W.  Brent, 
Francis  Fousliell, 
John  Smith,  Jr., 
Wm.  Ball, 
Tliomas  Barnes, 
Jas.  Blackwell, 
Reuben  Merriwether, 
Edward  Moutjoy, 
Wm.  T.  Montjoy, 
Thomas  Montjoy, 
Jas.  Milikan, 
John  Richard, 
Max  Robinson, 


Will  Robinson, 
William  Lee, 
William  Sydnor, 
John  Monroe, 
William  Cocke, 
William  Grayson, 
W.  Brockinborough, 
Samuel  Seldcn, 
Richard  Mitchell, 
Daniel  Tibbs, 
Francis  Thornton,  Jr., 
Peter  Rust, 
John  Lee,  Jr., 
Francis  Warring, 
John  Upshaw, 
Merriwether  Smith;, 
Thos.  Ronne, 
James  Edmondson, 
Jas.  Webb,  Jr., 
John  Edmondson, 
Edward  Sanford, 
Jas.  Rust, 
Gillet  Campbell, 
Jas.  Lane, 
A.  Montague, 
Richard  Jeffries, 
John  Sugget, 
John  S.  Woodcock, 
Robert  Wormley  Caster. 
John  Bcal,  Jr., 
John  Newton, 
Will  Bcal,  Jr., 
.John  Edmondson,  Jr., 
Charles  Beal, 
Ebenezcr  Fisher, 
Thomas  Jett, 
John  Orr, 


Louis  Willis, 
Jsis.  Banks. 
Smith  Young, 
Laur.  Washington, 
W.  Roane, 
Richard  Hodge, 
Jas.  Upshaw, 
Jas.  Booker, 
Richard  Lee, 
Richard  Buckner, 
Jas.  Pierce, 
Will  Chilton, 
John  Williams, 
Joliu  Blackwell, 
Wonder  S.  Kenner, 
Wm.  Bronnaugh, 
Wm.  Pierce, 
John  Benjamin, 
John  Dickson, 
John  Beane, 
Thomas  Chilton, 
Edw.  Ramsdell, 
Peter  Grant, 
Thompson  Mason, 
Jonathan  Beckioith, 
Jas.  Sanford, 
John  Belfield, 
W.  Smith, 

John  Aug.  Washington, 
Thomas  Bcllficld, 
Edgcomb  Legctt, 
Henry  Franks, 
Jas.  E.  Mason, 
Thomas  Logan, 
Hancock  Eus'^eo, 
Thomas  Douglass. 

[Virginia  Records. 


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The  BecJcioiths. 


Matheav  Bkckwitii,  of  Connecticut,  Emigrant. 

Mathew  Beckwith  came  over  with  Mr.  Winthrope, 
in  1635,  and  became  temporarily  a  settler  at  Saybrook 
Point.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Mathew  Beckwith  resided  in  Hartford  in  1645,  on 
lot  number  ten  on  Main  Street. 

Plaintiff  in  a  case,  before  the  particular  court  in 
1642,  also  plaintiff*  in  a  case  in  1644. 

Mathew  Marvin  sued  Mathew  Beckwith  for  slander, 
and  Beckwith  made  a  public  confession  of  his  slander- 
ing him,  and  the  fine  was  remitted  by  the  court,  and 
the  plaintiff',  Mathew  Beckwith  made  free  in  1658. 

Stephen  Beckwith  (?)  defendant  in  a  case  at  Hart- 
ford, 1649. 

Stephen  Beckwith  (?)  was  at  Hartford  in  1649. 

Nathaniel  Beckwith,  of  Haddam,  died  in  1716,  and 
left  Sarah  his  widow,  with  an  estate  worth  £269. 
His  children  were,  Job,  Nathaniel,  Jerusha,  Sarah, 
Joseph  and  Patience. 

Nathaniel,  of  Lyme,  was  appointed  by  the  court 
guardian  of  the  children  of  Nathaniel,  of  Haddam,  de- 
ceased. It  is  probable  the  two  Nathaniels,  above,  were 
the  sons  of  Mathew  and  Stephen  Beckwith,  brothers, 
who  were  early  settlers  in  Hartford,  neither  of  whom 
appear  to  have  died  there.  Mathew  was  the  owner  of 
part  of  a  vessel.     [  Hinman's  Connecticut  Settlers. 

General  court  of  election,  Hartford,  May  20th,  1658. 

Were  made  free  before  the  court,  Matt  Becquet  and 
others.     [Connecticut  Records. 


The  Beckwitha. 


841 


Stephen  Becket*did  not  take  oath,  being  under  age, 
shipped  at  Ipswich,  England,  bound  for  New  England, 
April  31st,  1634,  age  eleven  years.  [Connecticut 
Records. 

Mathew  Beckwith  came  in  1667,  but  apparently  did 
not  remain  long  in  the  colony.  [Smith's  History  of 
Guildford,  Conn. 

Mathew  Beckwith  fined  ten  shillings  for  unreason- 
able and  immoderate  drinking  at  the  Pinnance.  [Con- 
necticut Records. 

Matlie^v  Beckwith  among  the  purchasers  of  Bran- 
ford,  December,  1638,  by  the  New  Haven  colonists. 
[Public  Records  of  Connecticut. 

Mention  made  of  the  arrival  of  Mathew  Beckwith 
at  New  London,  and  others,  al)out  March,  1651. 

On  the  division  of  the  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Breams  Cove,  between  Mathew  Beckwith,  Bream  and 
Blatchford,  the  three  "  B's." 

The  land  owned  by  Mathew  Beckwith  on  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  boundary  line,  with  Lyme,  was  found  to 
be  mostly  within  the  boundary  of  that  town,  though 
his  house  was  on  the  portion  belonging  to  New  Lon- 
don.    [Connecticut  Records. 

The  swamps  around  New  London  being  infested  to 
an  unusual  degree  by  wolves,  the  general  court  ordered 
every  town  to  pay  a  bounty  of  fifteen  shillings  for  the 


*  This  is  the  person  that  has  been  considered  the  brother  of  Mathew 
Beckwith,  but  as  I  have  traced  this  man  back  to  London,  where  he  came 
from,  I  do  not  believe  his  name  was  Beckwith,  though  generally  so 
conceded  by  Caulkina  and  others. 


342 


The  Beokwitha. 


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killing  of  a  wolf  within  its  bounds.  In  1673,  Mathew 
Beckwitli  claimed  bounty  for  killing  two  wolves. 
[Connecticut  Records. 

Elizabeth  Rodgers,  daughter  of  Mathew  Griswold, 
was  granted  a  divorce  from  her  husband,  John  Rogers, 
the  founder  of  the  Rogerine  Quakers,  October  12th, 
1676;  they  were  married  October  I7th,  1670.  Shortly 
afterward  she  married  Mathew  Beckwith  (2)  she  bore 
children  to  each  husband. 

About  this  time  1703,  Rogers  made  a  rash  attempt 
to  regain  his  divorced  wife,  then  united  to  Mathew 
Beckwith,  a  writ  was  issued  against  him  in  January, 
1703,  on  complaint  of  Beckwith  charging  him  with 
laying  hands  on  her,  declaring  she  was  his  wife,  and 
threatening  Beckwith,  that  he  would  have  her  in  spite 
of  him,  all  of  which  Rogers  confessed  to  be  true,  but 
defended  on  the  plea  that  she  was  really  his  wife. 
[Connecticut  Records. 

In  county  court,  June,  1703,  Mathew  Beckwith,  Sr., 
appeared  in  court  and  swore  his  Majesty's  peace 
against  John  Rogers  for  that  he  was  in  fear  of  his  life 
from  him.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Between  1660  and  1664  Mould  and  Coit  constructed 
the  "Speedwell,  Hopewell  and  Endeavor,"  which  were 
called  "Barques,"  ranging  from  twelve  to  twenty  ton, 
and  in  value  from  J50  to  j£82.  They  were  built  re- 
spectively for  Thomas  Bebee,  William  Keeney  and 
Mathew  Beckwith,  but  like  other  movable  property  of 
that  day,  often  changed  owners.  "The  Endeavor" 
made  several   voyages   to   the  West   Indies,  Robert 


In 


The  Beckwiths. 


343 


g 


Girard  and  Samuel  Chester  commanders,  and  was  sold 
in  Barbadoes  (April,  1666)  for  2,000  pounds  of  sugar. 
[Connecticut  Records. 

The  master  of  a  vessel  was  generally  part  owner  of 
both  cargo  and  craft,  and  not  unfrequently  was  his  own 
factor,  agent  and  tradesman.  In  the  small  coasters, 
especially,  the  master  or  skipper  was  entirely  inde- 
pendent of  orders.  He  went  from  place  to  place, 
chaffing  and  bartering,  often  changing  his  course  and 
prolonging  his  stay  on  his  own  responsibility.  New 
London,  before  1700,  was  as  much  noted  for  her  coast- 
ing vessels  and  skippers  as  of  late  years  for  her  fine 
fleet  of  smacks  and  smack  men.  Among  the  early 
planters  who  were  of  this  class,  is  mentioned  Mathew 
Beckwith  and  others.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Hartford,  May  16th,  1649,  Richard  Fellows,  plain- 
tiff vs.  Stephen  Beckwith  (?)  defendant,  man  action  of 
debt  and  damages,  30  shillings.     |  Connecticut  Records. 

The  parish  of  Tuling  Co.,  Essex,  England,  sent  over 
Thomas  Beckwith,  a  poor  child  in  1645.  [Connecticut 
Records. 

Parish  of  Tuling  sent  over  to  Mr.  Weld  £5  for 
Thomas  Beckwith,  a  poor  child  sent  over,  for  which 
he  paid  him  when  his  time  was  out  £6,  5,  0,  as  his  ac- 
quittance shows,  dated  February  4th,  1646.  [Connec- 
ticut Records. 

Mathew  Beckwith  and  others  of  the  name  were 
often  called  Becket  while  in  Branford,  and  were  also 
called  Bicket,  and  the  Stephen  Beckwith  (?)  of  Nor- 
walk,  in  1654,  removed,  but  came  back  again  after 


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The  Bechoitha. 


i.|i 


1671,  was  the  Stephen  Becket,  ajj^e  eleven  years,  tliat 
came  over  from  Ipswich, on  l)()ar(l  the  Francis,  in  1634, 
in  cliar»^e  of  the  Rev.  llichard  Pepp(a*,  wlio  after  a  few 
years  at  Roxbury,  retnrned  to  Conn.,  probably  for  that 
colony,  was  evidence  of  his  apprentice  in  1649.  [Caul- 
kins'  History  of  New  London. 

Mathew  Marvin  and  Mary  Beck  with  his  wife,  of 
Loisburg,  whom  he  married  April  20th,  1732,  both 
had  the  small-pox  talien  from  a  transient  person,  who 
came  to  their  house,  they  were  cpiarantined,  and  their 
house  turned  into  a  hospital.  |  Public  Records  of  Con- 
necticut. 

Tax  Lists  of   Lyme,  Conn.,  undeii   Governor   An- 

DRUS. 


Mathew  Beckwith. 

1  person,  lbs.  20. 
House  and  lands,  "  7. 
8  oxen  and  cows,  "     64. 

2  yearlings,  "  36. 
66  sheep  and  2  hogs,    ' 


Joseph  Beckwith. 
Total  lbs.  137,  10,  0. 


"     85. 

[Public  Records  of  Connecticut. 
Hartford,  17th  May,  1655.     The  court  considering 
the  sad  complaint  of  Goodey  Beckwith  of  Fairfield,  in 
reference  to  her  husband  deserting  of  her,  declare 
by  witt,  evedence  hath   aenn  presented  to  tli,    i 
manner  of  her  husband's  departure,  and  dis 
they  judge  that  if  the  said  Goodey  Beckw      ,  wife  t)f 
Thomas,  shall  upon  her  oath,  testify  to  the  magistr'tes, 
that  are  shortly  to  keep  court  at  Strathford,  that  her 


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345 


husbund'H  departure  was  an  otliei's  have  te^4tifie(^  it  to 
be,  and  yet  she  hath  not  heard  from  him  any  ways 
since  he  deserted  her,  the  said  magistrates,  may  free 
her  from  lier  said  husband.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Minutes  Before  Court  of  Aaawtants,  1 664-1 666. 
Uncas  vs.  Mathew  Beekwith,  Jr.,  for  burning  a  wig- 
wam of  his.     [Caulkins'  History  of  New  London. 

Patent  of  New  London,  sanctioned  hy  the  governor 
and  company,  October  \Uh,  1704. 

To  all  persons,  to  whom  these  presents  shall  come. 
The  governor  and  company  of  her  Majesty's  colony  in 
Connecticut  in  general  court  assembled,  send  greeting 
whereas  we  the  said  governor  and  company,  by  virtue 
of  letters  patent  to  us,  granted  by  his  Royal  Majesty 
Charles  the  second  of  England,  etc.,  King,  bearing  date 
the  23d  day  of  April,  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  his 
reign  A.  D.,  1663,  have  formerly  by  certain  acts  and 
grants  passed  in  general  assembly  given  and  granted  to 

John  Winthrope,  Esq.,  Waite  Winthrope,  Esq.,  Daniel  Weherel, 


Richard  Christopher, 
John  AUeyn, 
Capt.  John  Avery, 
Lieut.  John  Hough, 
Robert  Douglas, 
Thomas  Crocker, 
John  Rogers,  Sr., 
Daniel  Stubbins, 
Benjaman  Shapely, 
Peter  Harris, 
Lawrence  Ordner, 
Peter  Strickland, 
Samuel  Rogers,  Sr., 
O.  Manwarring, 
John  Minor, 
Thomas  Starr, 

44 


Nehemiah  Smith, 
William  Douglas, 
David  Caulkins, 
John  Stubbin, 
John  Burrows, 
Richard  Dart, 
James  Rogers, 
George  Geares, 
John  Edgecomb, 
Samuel  Avery, 
John  Tarrell, 
Stephen  Prentiss, 
John  Fox, 
John  Coit, 
John  Beekwith, 
John  Davie, 


Capt.  James  Morgan, 
Joseph  Latham, 
Capt.  John  Prentiss, 
John  Keeney, 
Samuel  Fish, 
Sara'l  Rogers,  Sr., 
John  Lewis, 
Tliomas  BoUes, 
Jonathan  Prentiss, 
Robt.  Lattimer, 
John  Richards, 
John  Plumbe, 
Samuel  Bebce, 
George  Chappelle, 
Philip  Bill, 


Il : 


346 


The  Beckwitha. 


H: 


and  many  others,  and  the  deed  was  signed  by  Robeic 
Treat,  Dep.  Gov.     |  Public  Records  of  Connecticut. 

Mathew  Beckwith,  his  death  being  sudden,  and  tlie 
result  of  an  accident,  a  jury  was  summoned,  who  gave 
their  verdict,  "tliat  he  came  to  his  <leath  by  mistaking 
his  way  on  a  dark  niglit  and  falling  from  a  cliff  of 
rocks."  His  estate  was  valued  at  Jt!8V>,*{.  He  left  wife 
Elizabeth,  and  children,  Mathew,  John,  Joseph,  Ben- 
jamin, and  two  daughters,  widows,  the  relicts  of 
Robert  Giruid  and  Benjamin  Grant,  both  of  whom 
were  mariners,  and  had  probably  perished  at  sea.  No 
other  children  are  mentioned  in  the  brief  record  of  the 
settlement  of  the  estate ;  but  Nathaniel  Beckwith  of 
Lyme  may  upon  supi»osition  be  included  among  his 
sons.  Mathew  Junior,  like  his  father,  and  most  of  the 
family,  was  a  seaman.  The  births  of  his  two  eldest 
children,  Mathew  and  John,  are  registered  in  Guild- 
ford, where  he  pro})ably  marri(;d  and  resided  for  a 
time.  The  next  three,  James,  Jonah  and  Prudence, 
are  on  record  at  New  London,  and  three  more,  Eliza- 
beth, Ruth  and  Sarah  in  Lyme,  where  he  fixed  his 
abode  in  1677.  These  were  by  his  first  wife.  His 
second  wife  was  Elizabeth,  relict  of  Peter  Pratt,  by 
whom  he  had  one  daughter,  named  Griswold,  all  these 
children  are  named  in  his  will  except  Sarah.  He  died 
June  4th,  1727. 

Josei»h  and  Nathaniel  Beckwith,  sons  of  Mathew 
Sr.,  settled  in  Lyme ;  John  and  Benjamin,  in  New 
London.  John  Beckwith,  in  a  deposition  presented  in 
court  in   1740,  stated  that  he   had   lived  at  Niantic 


Tlie  Beckwiths. 


347 


Ferry  for  seventy  years.  lie  is  the  ancestor  of  the 
Waterford  Beckwiths.  |  Caulkins'  History  (»f  New 
London,  Conn. 

Land  foi*  tlie  site  of  a  meeting  house,  and  foi-  a 
burial  phice  adjoining  was  given  to  the  Society  (Ches- 
terdeld)  1)y  Jonatlian  Lattinier  in  177.'J,  at  which  time, 
it  is  [)ro})al)le  tliat  the  meeting  house  was  l)uilt  and 
opened  for  service.  Jesse  Beckwitli  was  one  of  tin; 
princi])al  promoters  of  the  undertaking.  |  Caulkins' 
History  of  New  Londtm. 

About  the  year  1  748,  a  Baptist  church  was  oi'ganized 
at  the  West  Farms,  in  Niantic  District  of  New  Lon- 
don, now  Waterford  ;  Nathan  Howard  was  ordained 
ehler  and  John  Beckwith  deacon.  [Caulkins'  History 
of  N(^w  London. 

New  London  County  Court,  February  3(1,  1702,  ap- 
peai'ed  Joseph  Beckwith  and  Susannah,  his  wife. 
I  Connecticut  Records. 

Hartford,  May  2d,  1702.  Ordered  that  Joseph  Sh(d- 
den  of  Lyme  have  liberty  to  ;i[)peal  from  judgment  of 
County  Court,  whereas  himself  as  [)laintilf  vs.  Joseph 
Beckwith,  Susannah,  his  wife,  and  Edward  I)e  Wolf 
as  defendants.     [  Comiecticut  Records. 

Petition  to  Susannah  Way,  late  wife  of  Jose[)h 
Beckwith,  that  she  may  have  the  wages  of  her  a[)[)ren- 
tice  B.  Fox,  for  his  services  in  the  expedition  to  Wood 
Creek,  May  loth,  171<'>.     [Connecticut  Recoids. 

Council  held  at  New  London,  January  11th,  17l<>. 
Ordered  that  Mrs.  Susannah  Beckwith,  widow  of  the 
late  Joseph  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  the  sum  of  ten  shil- 


Ill 


318 


The  Beckwith^. 


lings  and  two  pence,  for  entertainment  of  soldiers. 
[Connecticut  Records. 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  October  12th,  1727.  Joseph 
Beckwith  of  Lyme,  appointed  to  sell  so  much  real  es- 
tate of  Captain  Joseph  Way,  deceased,  to  discharge 
the  sura  of  53  lbs.  4  shillings  and  2  pence.  [Con- 
necticut Records. 

May  18th,  1727,  and  the  13th  year  of  the  reign  of 
our  Sovereign  Lord  George  of  Great  Britain,  this  as 
sembly  do  establish  and  confirm  Mr.  James  Beckwith 
of  Lyme,  to  be  ensign  of  the  1st  Company  or  Train- 
band of  Lyme,  and  order  that  he  be  commissioned  ac- 
cordingly.    I  Connecticut  Records. 

Lyme,  July  25th,  1727.  This  assembly  do  establish 
and  confirm  Mr.  Joseph  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  to  be 
Captain  of  the  2d  Co.  of  Lyme.  [Connecticut 
Records. 

John  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  appointed  and  commissioned 
ensigjn  of  the  2d  Co.,  or  Trainband  of  L3''me,  October 
13th,  1737.     [Connecticut  Records. 

New  London,  October  18th,  1740.  Thomas  Beck- 
with appointed  and  commissioned  ensign  of  2d  Co.  of 
Lyme.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Lyme,  New  London  Co.,  Conn.,  1744.  George  and 
Benjamin  Beckwith  appointed  administrators  of  the 
estate  of  their  father,  Jonah  Beckwith  of  New  London 
Co.,  Conn.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Norwalk,  Conn.,  16(57.  Stephen  Beckwith  or  some 
other  man  should  be  hired  to  fetch  the  cows  out  of 
the  pasture.     [Connecticut  Records. 


The  Beckwitha. 


349 


Stephen  Beckwithisin  Hall's  List  of  Original  Settlers 
at  Norvvalk  in  1655 ;  he  was  at  Hartford  in  1649,  and 
probably  removed  to  Norwalk  before  1655,  and  is 
found  there  as  late  as  1687.  [Hinman's  Connecticut 
Settlers. 

Hartford,  June  17th,  1744.  Memorial  of  George  and 
Benjamin  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  administrators  of  the  es- 
tate of  Jonah  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  that  all  the  estate  is 
in  lands,  and  debts  due  from  the  estate  amounts  to  lbs. 
140,  sh.  3,  p.  3,  and  asking  to  sell  same,  granted.  [Con- 
necticut Records. 

Memorial  of  Abigail  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  administra- 
tor estate  of  Philip  Beckwith,  late  of  Lyme,  showing 
that  the  whole  estate  amounts  to  lbs.  52  lawful  money, 
that  the  debts  paid  by  her,  court  fees,  allowances  to 
widows,  with  debts  due  the  estate  amounts  to  the  sum 
of  lbs.  69,  sh.  5,  p.  2,  and  prays  for  liberty  to  make 
sale  of  lands  of  said  deceased  for  the  payment  of  said 
debts,  and  which  was  granted.     [Connecticut  Records. 

New  Haven,  October  21st,  1761.  Memorial  of  Abel 
Beckwith  and  Lucy  de  Wolf,  his  wife,  both  of  Lyme, 
Lucy  being  administrator  of  the  estate  of  Simon  de 
Wolf.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Lyme,  1750.  This  assembly  do  appoint  Nathaniel 
Beckwith,  Lieutenant  of  the  2(1  Co.  of  Lyme.  [Con- 
necticut Records. 

Lyme,  October  10th,  1745.  This  assembly  do  ap- 
point Thomas  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  ensign  2d  Co.  of 
Lyme.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Lyme,   May    9th,    1757.     Nathaniel    Beckwith   of 


350 


The  Beckwitha. 


Lyme,  appointed  captain  2d  Co,  of  Lyme.  [Connecti- 
cut Records. 

Hartford,  June,  1756.  This  assembly  do  thank 
Rev.  George  Beck  with  for  his  sermon  delivered  at 
Hartford,  June  13th,  1756.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Hartford,  July,  1758.  This  assembly  do  appoint 
Rev.  George  Beckmth  of  Lyme,  chaplain  1st  Reg.,  to 
be  raised  in  the  colony,  against  the  French  in  Canada. 
[Connecticut  Records. 

Hartford,  June  3d,  1765.  Jesse  Beckwith,  appointed 
ensign  New  Co.,  3d  Reg.  of  Lyme.  [Connecticut  Rec- 
ords. 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  November  3d,  1763.  Memorial 
of  Ezekiel  Miner,  administrator  of  the  estate  of  the 
late  Samuel  Beckwith  of  Lyme,  to  sell  real  estate  and 
show  debts  due  from  estate,  amount  of  personal  es- 
tate of  said  deceased  lbs.  73,  sh.  19,  p.  1.  [Connecticut 
Records. 

Hartford,  1770.  Vinton  Beckwith,  appointed  en- 
sign in  Trainband  of  Lyme.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Hartford,  June  8tli,  1762.  John  Mack,  administra- 
tor of  the  estate  of  Abner  Beckwith  prays  to  sell  real 
estate  to  pay  lbs.  6,  sh.  6,  p.  1,  debts  of  deceased. 
[Connecticut  Records. 

Lyme,  Conn.,  December  6th,  1787.  Last  Friday  a 
guard  under  the  con  nand  of  Andrew  Griswold,  sta- 
tioned at  Lyme,  discovered  a  whale  boat,  in  a  fresh 
water  pond  near  Black  Point,  and  suspecting  it  came 
from  Long  Island,  they  set  a  guard  of  live  men  over 
the  boat,  and  the  night  after,  four  others  of  the  guard, 


The  Beokwitha. 


351 


with  Ensign  Griswold,  went  toward  the  house  of  the 
noted  Elisha  Beckwith.  One  of  the  party  named 
Noali  Lister  advanced  faster  than  the  rest,  and  was 
challenged  oy  Beckwith's  wife,  who  was  near  the 
house,  this  alarmed  ten  men,  who  were  in  the  house 
well  aiTued,  and  they  immediately  surged  upon  and 
made  Lester  a  prisoner,  and  carried  him  into  the  house, 
and  soon  after  the  other  four  of  the  guard,  came  to  the 
house  (not  knowing  that  Lester  was  a  prisoner)  and 
went  directly  in,  where  they  discovered  the  ten  men  in 
arms,  a  scuffle  ensued  between  them,  and  after  some 
time  the  guard  secured  six  of  them,  among  whom  was 
Elisha  Beckwith,  the  other  four  made  their  escape 
into  the  woods,  but  they  all  except  one  were  taken  next 
day.  They  came  in  the  whale  boat  from  Long  Island,  and 
were  in  command  of  Thomas  Smith,  formerly  of  Middle- 
town,  who  had  a  captain's  commission  under  the 
British  King.  Elisha  Beckwith  went  off  with  the 
enemy,  the  6th  of  September  last,  when  they  made 
their  descent  on  the  place.  The  above  culprits  are 
secure  in  Norwich  Gaol.  [Public  Records  of  Connec- 
ticut. 

Hartford,  May,  1716.  Expedition  to  Cape  Britton, 
journal  of  Rev.  Adajali  Bidwell,  chaplain  of  the  fleet. 
Spoke  with  Captain  Beckwith  al)0ut  8th,  off  St,  Es- 
prit, who  informed  us  that  Captain  Jones  and  Captain 
Dorchaw  and  he  had  met  with  about  1,200  French 
and  Indians,  as  they  su])posed  were  designed  for  Lewis- 
burg.     [Connecticut  Records. 

Mathew  Griswold  arrived  at  Windsor  in  1689;  re- 


352 


The  Bechwiths. 


moved  to  Saybrook  between  1650  and  1660.  He  was 
a  descendant  of  Sir  Mathew  Griswold  of  Malvern 
Hall,  near  Lyme  Regis,  England.  Arms,  Arg.  a  fess 
sable  between  2  greyhounds  coiirant  sa.  Crest,  a 
greyhound  passant  ppr.  [Caulkins'  History  of  New 
London. 


!l 


ADDENDA. 


Samuel  Beckvvith,  1795a,  born  at  Palmyra,  N.  Y., 
in  1750;  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Stephen  Ransom, 
June  4th,  1774;  she  was  born  at  Palmyra  in  1756,  and 
died  there  July  31st,  1846. 

2329.  Shabael;  born  October  9th,  1775;  died 
young. 

2330.  Stephen;  born  April  7th,  1777;  died  June 

29th,  1797. 

2331.  Stephen;  died  June  5th,  1800;  age  21. 

2332.  Baruch. 

2333.  Samuel;  born  July  30th,  1783;  married 
Lois  Spencer  at  E.  Haddam ;  died  at  Pal- 
myra in  1859. 

2334.  Nathaniel  Haynes. 

2335.  George. 

2386.  Naomi;  born  November  22d,  1787;  mar- 
ried John  Church  and  died  at  Hopewell, 
N.Y. ;  children:  Sophia;  Eliza,  married E. 
Bailey  of  Toledo;  Minerva,  and  John. 

2337.  Dorothy;   born  June  15th,  1792;   married 

Wells  Anderson  of  Haddam  and  removed 

to  Palmyra;  they  both  died  in  Chicago  in 

1880 ;  children:  George,  married  Catherine 

45 


354 


The  Beckwiths, 


i^v 


2338. 


2339. 


Lindsey ;  Edward  McKee,  married  Gruba 
Setus;  and  liobt.  Heniy. 

Sophie;  born  in  1799;  died  at  Palmyra 
about  1832;  she  married  J.  Foster;  chil- 
dren :  Louisa  and  Sophia. 

Anne;  born  in  1797;  married  D. Alexander 
Mclntyre,  and  died  in  1855,  leaving  two 
sons  and  one  daughter. 
Baruch  Beckwith,  2332,  born  August   24th,  1781, 
and  died  at  Albion,  N.  Y.,  in  1890. 

2340.  Emily  Palmer  of  Albion,  N.  Y. 

2341.  William  of  Albion,  N.  Y. 

2342.  Samuel. 

Nathaniel  Haynes  Beckwith,  2334,  born  at  Pal- 
myra, October  13th,  1785;  died  there  April  25th, 
1834;  married  twice;  his  first  wife  was  Minerva  Nye 
of  Pittsford,  who  died  April  21st,  1821. 

2343.  Cynthia. 

2344.  Minerva. 

Nathaniel  Haynes  Beckwith,  2334;  his  second  wife 
was  Sophia  Beschard  of  Lime,  N.  Y. 

2345.  James. 

George  Beckwith,  2335,  born  at  East  Haddam,  Oc- 
tober 16th,  1789 ;  removed  to  Palmyra,  where  he 
died  November  29th,  1868  ;  he  married  Ruth  Matson, 
daughter  of  Gurdon  Clark,  August  1st,  1814 ;  she  was 
born  February  2d,  1793,  and  died  January  29th,  1882. 

2346.  Sophie;  born  June  7,  1818  ;  married  twice; 

her  first  husband  was  J.  De  Lameter,  whom 
she  married  January  1st,  1838;  children: 


The  Bechioiths. 


355 


Anna  S.,  born  May  2d,  1842;  died  April 
3d,  1849;  Georgie,  born  April  12th,  1848- 
man-ied  G.  A.  Hamlin  of  Chicago ;  George' 
born  April  25th,  1855;  married  Ada  Gil- 
bert; Foster,  born  at  Kavenswood,  111., 
July  9th,  1865;  her  second  husband  was 
Ellis  Worthington;  he  died  November  28th 
1891. 

2347.  Catherine  M. ;  born  June  2d,  1826;  died 
April  22d,  1886;  married  Albert  VVells; 
children:  Catherine  A.,  born  September 
15th,  1845;  married  Edward  McMurdo; 
George  B. ;  born  September  26th,  1848  • 
died  May  10th,  1849.  ' 

2348.  Ruth  A.;   born  October  10th,  1828;  mar- 

ried  W.  B.  Gilbert ;  living  at  Palmyra  N 
Y.,  in  1891.  ' 

2349.  George  W.;  born   October,  1831;  died  in 
1832. 


Mi^;i:i| 


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INDEX 

TO 

FAMILY  NAMES  OF  THOSE  MARRIED  TO 

BECKWITHS. 


|!'l 


Adams,  Sir  Thomas 31 

Adamson,  Kisaiah 40 

Alderman,  Homer  A 50 

Alexander.  Byron 1!)9 

Alexander,  Mindwell 113 

Alsop,  Anno 150 

Amsden,  C.  M 1 44 

Appleton,  Daliuda 1 07 

Armstrong,  Caroline  P. . . .  li'i 

Atkins,  A.  E 189 

Atkins,  Kev.  E.  A J 14 

Angier,  Salinda  C 112 

Anlaly,  John 55 

Austin,  H 158 

Austin,  Homer  E 158 

Austwicke,  Catherine 27 

Bailey,  Ellen 237 

Bailey,  Xanoy f!'j 

Bailey,  Susan .   .  1  (j:3 

Ball,  Arad 108 

Ball,  Marv G9 

Ball,  Dr.  John 128 

Bannister,  Robert 27 

Barnes,  Sarah 181 

Barnes,  Rebecca 57 

Bart,  Roger 75 

Barton,  II.  B 183 

Bask,  W.  A 49 


askerville 301,  302, 

a>ss,  Charlotte 

assctt,  B 

assett,  Elbert 

attics,  Elizabeth 

calmer,  Bettie 

calmer,  I 

cardslcy,  II 

eckcrvillc,  Sir  John. .  10, 

eckwortli 

cebe,  C 

(!crs,  G.  A 

cllield.  Major  John 

ell,  Jolin 

cU,  Thomas 

Belt,  Diauna 

elt,  J.  B 

entlcy,  J 

crtram,  H 

ingham,  Eliza  C 

hick.  Alice 


lack,  George 


lack,  Narcissa 

hike,  M 

lodgctt,  G.  H 

oswell,  A.  F 

Boswell,  Erminia  J 

Bosworth,  Chloe 160, 

Bowers,  Alice  P 


AOK. 

303 

237 

39 

39 

134 

32 

32 

174 

23 

12 

201 

134 

56 

30 

62 

41 

40 

157 

186 

150 

160 

51 

166 

204 

240 

42 

196 

165 

144 


358 


Index. 


PAQK 

Boyer,  Sadio  W 166 

Boynton 210 

Bradley,  R 207 

Brady,  S.J 232 

Brakonbnry,  Susannah.  18,  54 

Bralloy.D 167 

Braman,  G.  F 230 

Braman,  Rev.  F.  P 83 

Brandon,  Bottio 118 

Bray 303 

Brewster,  Azubah 85 

Brewster,  L.  B 115 

Briggs,  Pearly 107 

Brockinborough,  Ella 160 

Brooks,  Blancne 179 

Brown,  Alice 109 

Brown,  Belinda 197 

Brown,  D 130 

Brown,  F 153 

Brown,  Sarah 79,  113 

Brown,  Polly 131 

Brough,  Elizabeth 65 

Bruce 291,  292,  293,  294 

295,  296,  297 
Bruce,  Lady  Dame  Beck- 

with...    11,  12,  13,  21,  53 

Bruee,  Sir  William 4,  10 

Bruce,  Sir  Robert 11 

Brush,  Maude 120 

Buck,  Elizabeth 70 

Buck,  Sir  John  70 

Buchanan,  Elizabeth  Scott.  60 

Bucklin,  James 34 

Bucklin,  Mary 34 

Bucklin,  Simion 34 

Buckminster,  J 200 

Bullett,  Ada 35 

BuUett,  Alexander 34 

BuUott,  Alfred 34,  35 

Bullett,  Diana 35 

Bullett,  Mary 35 

Bullett,  Minerva 35 

Bullett,  William 34,  35 


rAOK. 

Burchard,  James 76 

Burgess,  Sally 185 

liurnham,  D.  J 204 

Burt,  Chapiu 196 

Burt,  Julia  P 130 

Burrows,  Alvira  S 187 

Bushnell,  Dianna 184 

Buskirk,  Dora  S 189 

Butler,  Lawrence 66 

Butler,  Mary 81,  140 

Byers,  J.  W 48 

Cahill,  Betsy 205 

Calthorp,  Sir  William 22 

Campbell,  J.  W 43 

Campbell,  Sir  James 91 

Capron,  Ameline 157 

Capron,  W 155 

Cams,  John 67 

Carpenter,  Adclia 80 

Carpenter,  E 32 

Carpenter,  Eliza    306 

Carpenter,  John 128 

Carpenter,  W.  S 129 

Carter,  Adelaide 61 

Carter,  Amanda 180 

Carter,  Matilda 69 

Gary,  Eunice 162 

Cary,  J.  R 161 

Caulkins,  Naomi 83 

Chad  wick,  R.  L 106 

Chalmer,  MaiT 71 

Chalmer,  Sir  Edward 71 

Chalmondeley 305 

Champion,  Caroline ......  107 

Champion,  F 186 

Champion,  Joshua 76 

Chapman,  E.  A 198 

Chapman,  Rebecca 80,  118 

Chapman,  R.  W 83 

Chappell,  Julia  A . . . .  ....  106 

Chajipel,  Lucy 108 

Ohaworth,  Sir  John 22 


Index. 


359 


PAGE. 

Ohllderson,  Cliarlotto 99 

Chiklerson,  Jaiio ...  103 

Chord,  Lydia 37 

Chord,  Martha  B 37 

Chord,  Samuel 37 

Chouteau,  Col.  August. ...  36 

Chouteau,  Eulalio 30 

Claggott,  Gabriel 30 

Claggett,  Jolin 30 

Claggott,  Jonathan 31 

Claggett,  Thomas 31 

Claggett,  Volinda 31 

Clapnam,  Elizabeth 55 

Clapham,  Sir  C 55 

Clapp,  G.  H 155 

Clark,  F.   G 198 

Clark,  Francis 143 

Clark,  J.  L 198 

Clay,  Henry 33 

Clifton,  E valine 164 

Cohen,  Isabel 150 

Collyer,  Ann  M 159 

Colon,  Belle 159 

Comstock,  Dillamy 177 

Cone,  E.  P ! 140 

Cone,  W.  E 150 

Constable,  William 22 

Cook,  Abbey  M 109 

Cooley,  Eliakim 76 

Cooper,  Moses 195 

Copley,  Costiliana 70 

Corey,  C.  M 102 

Corners,  H.  E 102 

Corp,  Thomas 99 

Coumcr,  Elizabeth 200 

Council,  Alice 179 

Cramer,  Edith 190 

Crandall,  Alex 235 

Crane,  ParnoU 192 

Crocker,  Amanda 187 

Crocker,  Seth 193 

Crosby,  Dexter 35 

Cross,  Kev 204 


PAOR. 

Crowell,  Annie 172 

('ram,  Livonia 44 

(!ummin8,  Pauline 196 

Currer,  Anne 26 

Curror,  Hugh 26 

Curtiss,  Sarah  B  62 

Dukin,  Martlia 185 

Damon,  Nellie 141 

Daniels,  Esther  W 186 

Dart,  Augusta 84 

Dart,  Elizabeth 100 

Davis,  Abigail 34 

Davis,  B 200 

Davis,  Betsy 200 

Davis,  Eliza  A 200 

Davis,  J.  E 99 

Davis,  Jefferson 34 

Davis,  M.J 194 

Davis,  Maria 141 

Davis,  Samuel 34 

Dean,  Gilbert 128 

Dean,  Orville 120 

Deans,  Patience 134 

Delbert,  F 108 

Dennison,  Lucresia 187 

DeMorse,  L.  B 60 

Denke,  Alice  W 138 

Dent,  Anne 56 

Dent,  John 53 

DePotter,  Armaud 159 

DeWolf,  Naomi 77 

Dibbell,  Parnell 172 

Dickerman,  Ann 174 

Dixon,  Josic 148 

Dodge,  Elmer  E 199 

Dodge,  Ruth  E 201 

Donahue,  Mary 137 

Donewell,  Jane 54 

Donewoll,  John 54 

Dorr,  George 87 

Dorr,  Lydia 87 

Douglass,  Sir  William....  94 

Downing,  S.  H 235 


360 


Index. 


I'Afii;. 

Drury,  Georgianna 191 

Dudley ]  84 

Duncan,  Louisa 70 

Duprc'c,  'J'.  B m 

Duraiul,  Amy 77 

Dutton,  Sally 202 

Dynloy,  Anne IG,  27 


Eberhuit,  Kate 

Ed^jjar,  Eunice. . .    . 

Edgar,  S.  F 

Edgccoinb,  Frank.. 
Edgcconih,  (J race. . 
Edgcrton,  Mary. .  . . 

Elder,  Martini 

Ellis,  l»ernard 

Ellis,  Hiram 

Ellis,  MaliisHH 

Ellis,  Margarettc.  ,  . 
Ellsworth,  David.  . . 

Elsie,  Syhel 

Ely,  Patiance 

Ennals,  Eli/alxsth. . 

Evans,  C.  C 

Eviins,  Frank 

Evans,  Ilev.  W.  B . . 


LS4 
2:50 
119 

is; 
2;];5 
207 

ol 


101. 


18!» 
185 

5,5 
178 

05 
11! 

a;j4 

fii 

2;]8 

102 


Fair,     iks,  J.  II 

Fairbanks,   fiucy 

Fairfax 305, 

Fair<'ax',  N 

Fairfax,  \\ M, 

Fairfax,  Thomas  ^'^iscount. 

Fairfax,  William 

Fairfax,  Thomas 

L'^orrars 207,  2!»8,  20!), 

loirars,  .Sir  John 

Field,  Mather 

i'"illcrit,  Sir  John. 

I"'iiiney,  Viola  A 

Fi.her,  \V.  F 

Fitcli,  Bertha  C 


102 
113 

:jof; 
20 
21 

2!» 
11 
21 

:ioo 

301 
12 
13 
22 

112 


JO 

12i) 


PAOK. 

Fitch,  Lewis 120 

Flannery,  Clara 180 

Fletcher,  Kllen  0 170 

Floyd,  Abigail 31: 

Floyd,  John 34 

Floyd,  John  B 34 

Floyd,  William 34 

Foote,  Dr 173 

I''orbes,  M 152 

Ford,  S.  A..    UK 

Kor(|ner,  Mihael 52 

Fosdick,  Elizahetli 109 

P'fj.ster,  Antliony Wl 

Foster,  i'lpliraim 32 

Foster,  Richard 28 

Fo.x,  {J.  E 153 

l'"ramer 52 

Frost,  Frances 17,  28 

Frost,  William 17,  28 

Fr;iu;r,   Flora 184 

i'~ry,    Abram 52 

Fuller,  Caroline  E lO!) 

Fuller,   Eflher 195 

Fuller,  Sallie 170 

r;a!e,  Betsv 154 

(Jinul)ol,  Emma 134 

(Jirdner,  Ch 100 

CiUTetsnn,  Livonia 200 

(laset)i  .,ne,  William 24 

(;ayF.rd,  Eunice 78,  114 

(xUbert,,   Lvdia 153 

(J lover,  Marv 232 

(Joodale  II..". 142 

Coodrich,  Sarah 113 

(toodhuc,    Hannah 124 

(irant,  IV'UJamin 74 

<i raves,  Annie 122 

(i raves,  S.  T ..  60 

CrcenfL'ld,  I'(.1ly 8f; 

<  ireeiimcyir,  Sarah 107 

(Jrcsliatn,  Sally 139 

Crillin,  Allen 110 


Index. 


301 


PAOE. 

Griffcn,  Silvia 142 

GriHin,  L HO 

Grinistoiic 309 

Grimstoiio,  Tiiciiphinia. . .  01  j 

Griswold,  Amy ?T  | 

Griswold,  David 128 

GrisvvoM.  Ilaiinfih 121» 


Griswold ,  John 

Griswold,  Lucy...  7«,  114, 
Griswold,  Muthcw 75, 


Guest,  J.  C 

Guthrie,  Clarissa. 


851, 


Haddani,  E 

Haight,  A 

Hall,  Anso  M 

Hall,  Bertha 

Hall,  George 

Halliburton,  Mary 

Halloway,  Kobocca 

Hammond,  J 

Hammond,  Mathew 

Hancock,  J.  B 

Handlcy,  Mary 

Harrington,  Lucy 

Harrison,  \V.  H 

Hart,  Clarissa 

Hart,  J 

Hart,  Julio 

Harvey,  Elizabeth 85, 

Hatton,  John 

Havens,  A.  B 

Havens,  Mary 

Hiiyes,  Margarotte 

Haywo<jd,  K.  P 

Hazen,  J.  K 

Hazleton,  William....  15, 

Heath,  Tamison 

Hensell,  Esther  P 

Herri  ngo,  John 

Hervey,  Frances.  .  130,  328, 

46 


85 
205 
342 
352 
18G 
193 

145 
175 

130 

138 

100 

02 

237 

171 

HJ4 

204 

SO 

05 

00 

180 

172 

123 

l(;o 

17 
150 
171 
207 

04 
124 

23 
110 
137 

21 
320 
330 


r.\r,E. 

Hervev,  Nicholas 30,  328 

329 

Hewitt,  Sophia 237 

Hicks,  Betsv 183 

Hiirgin.s  J.: 147 

Hill',  .lennette 00 

Hill,  G.  H no 

Hill,  Mariah 32 

Ililliard,  Eunice 103 

Hinds,  Betsy 1!»0 

Hite,  (ieortre 58 

Ilite,  Sarah 58 

Hodge,  Polly 105 

IIolY,  A....'. 17H 

Hoir,  Sarah  A 177 

Hoilnagel,  Mary 147 

Tlolberl,  Sarah 128 

HoUenbeck,  Sophia 106 

Holt,  Clarissa 1^*4 

Holt,  Lizzie 104 

ilooper,  Sara  E 158 

Hopper,  Thomas 72 

llopwood,  Susan 40 

Hord,  .L  A 69 

Ilotchkiss,  Alva 88 

Houghton,  Alice 117 

Howard,  Sarah  A 181 

Howe,  Asa  G 105 

Howe,  Nancv  A 187 

Hubbard,  J.^liu 103 

}[ubel,  J 145 

Hudson,  Xancv 87 

HutT,  1) ' 03 

Hull,  Eli 202 

Hull,  W.  L. 30 

IIunii>hrevs,  E 141 

Hunger  lord,  D 135 

Hunt,  Harriet 58 

Hunter,  J 67 

llunlkv,  Benjamin 84 

Ihini,  i'andace 198 

Hurd,  Elizalirth 202 

Huston,  H 131 


ill 


362 


Index. 


PAOK. 

Hutchinson,  Oliver ]  77 

Hutehinsou,  Virgiiiiu 01 

Hyde,  Mury  A 88,  2.'} 7 

Inglcby,  Elizabetli 'I'?, 

Inglc'b'y,  Thomas ^;j 

Inniiui,  O \!0() 

Irwin,  Henry ;5;5 

Ives,  Eniniiilinc 180 

Ives,  Oj)lic]iii 180 

Jael\son,  Stonewall (17 

James,  Anna 120 

James,  Susan 08 

Jaques,  C 54 

Jurrett,  Nannie  !•' OO 

Jennings,  Sir  Kdniond  .    .  55 

Jennings,  Edward 18 

Jenkins,  Priscilla 51 

Jennings,  Elizahetii .  . .  18,  55 

Jewett,  J 190 

Jolinson,  J.  M 45 

Johnson,  J.  W 15 

Joimson,  Susan 07 

Jones,  Oiiancy S7 

Jones,  Charlotte 100 

-Jones,  Patty :io(; 

Jonette,  A."C 121 

Jordan,   Lymaii 230 

Joslin,  Carrie 110 

Josten,  Eliza VIW 

Jov,  D Ill 

Ju'dd,  Tirzali 20:5 

.1  udson,  Nuthan  J 146 

J.  Vavasour 24 

Kearney,  Cen.  Phil ;}5 

Kearney,  1).  .1 2:50 

Kating,  Ceorge ;3 1 

Kating,  Georgia 34 

Keith,' Sarah  E 117 

Kelly,  William 1!)0 

Kennedy,  Mary 151 


TAOE. 

Kerfoot,  N.  L J:38 

Kitchell,  (Jarrie 148 

Kazeheer,  Mary 125 

Kill,  Emma 170 

King,  Olive 87 

Kirtland.  John 170 

Kirkpatrick,  J '52 

Kiss,  Amelia J  •"•2 

Kniekcrl)ocker,  Kdwin 154 

Knyveloii,  Maudu  de 10 

Kny  veion  of  Kny  veton 10 

Land),  Mary 77 

Lamont,  J 1<»7 

Lamjjshii'e,  IJiehard 79 

Lampsun,  John 21 

Lancaster,  Anne 25 

Lancaster,  Sir  John..    ....  25 

Landy,   V 122 

Latham,  Ilau  nah 2:54 

Laws,  Anne  ITptonia :53 

Laws,  Betsy -53 

Laws,  L 33 

Lawson,  Sandi .  . .    127 

Ijawton,  John 23 

Lay  felt,  Marv  L 101 

Leaeh,  E.  L." U8 

Leach,  Lew 101 

Lead,  Esther 240 

Learned,   W 230 

Le  liaron,  Ada 02 

Le  Brun,  Adaliede....  SO,  124 

Lc  Brun,  Julia 80,  123 

Lee,  (J 143 

Leo,  E.  A 102 

Lee,  K.  E 04 

Leigh,  E.    I) 152 

Leoujird,  J 75 

Lesse",  D 188 

Lewis,  Clurissn 235 

Lewis,  Hannah 78 

Lincohi,  Amelia 201 

Lin(L"'iian,  LI;i,rriettc 185 


m 


huh 


ex. 


363 


J'AGE. 

Lippitt,  Clai'ii  C KMi 

Loekwood,  .1 2It 

Lockwood,  M;itlicw 5-1 

Loi-.i,  Bet.sy lod 

Lord,  Elizabctli (JG 

Lord,  Kaiiey 150 

Lossce,  Dr.  T.  E 155 

Lo.ssio,  Kii<;eiiiii 137 

Lowpiitliorp If) 

Liickott,  JkiUe 35 

Luiiilcy 307 

Lyons,  Kdwiird :33:i 

Madison,  James 58 

Miiin,  Susan 185 

Mtilobissc, Elizabeth  do.  11,  15 

;n,  ;>3 

Malel)isse,  Galfred  de. . .  0,  i!) 

Malebisse,  Hercules  de.  l;i,  13 

Alalebisso,  Hugh  do.  7,  8,  'J,  13 

10,  riO 

Malel)isse,  Ilugode.  !),  10,  19 

Miilel)isse,  Jolin  de.  10,  12,  13 

^>i\      Ol  .J.) 

Malebisse,  Afargarette 21 

Maleliissr,  ■Matilda  de. . .  9,  20 

Malel)isse,  iiichard  de..  9,  10 

19,  20 
Malcl)isHe.  Holicrl,  de..  10,  20 
Malebisse,  Waller  de..  11,  21 
Malebisse,  Williatn  dc..  9,  20 

21 

Malebisse,  Simeon  de.  9,11,  13 

20,  2 1 

Malebiss{\  Thomas  (b; 21 

Malony,  Sir  John   25 

Mark,  Jennie  A 121 

Markle,  Louisa 151 

^larniion 29S,  299 

Marsh,  J.  S 123 

Mather,  Cotton 1 45 

Mat'.",  E 128 


PAGE. 

Ma  I  her,  Lucy 145 

Martin,  Betsy  Peyton 03 

Martin,  Cornelia 117 

Martin,  Emily 127 

Marl  in,  W.    II 141 

Marvin,  Mathew 84 

.Nfai-vin,  Miriam 79 

Marvin,  lienald 79 

Mason,  Mary 61 

]\Iassie,  Sieur 35 

Massie,  M.  E 177 

Masters,  J.  E 122 

i\Iayhe\v,  Elizabeth 82 

ArcUec,  Ann 48 

MeCJarthv,  Mary I S2 

MeClernan,  11 171 

McCliniick,  Armeda 51 

McDonald,    'ane 171 

^[eDonald,  Luey 59 

]\Iilluirn,  liarbarra 28 

Milburn,  .lohu 17,     28 

Miles,   Marv 331 

Miller,   Ann 332 

.Miller,  Ifenrietta 1G8 

Milk-r,  Jl.  11 125 

Miller,  John 30 

Miller,  Sallv 188 

Miller,  Samuel 79 

Mitchell,  John 235 

Mitebel,  Lodie 140 

.Moore,  C.  E 107 

^loore,  George 181 

Moore,  Hannah  R 204 

Moorer,  Anne 59 

Mooros,  Dr 174 

MeCastle,  W.  C 104 

Me<iuilkiiu  N.  E 159 

.Me Henry,  Betsy 131 

.McKiniu;y,  J 185 

Mclviiniev,  James 114 

MeLeod,  "M 121 

Meerlield 32 

Medley,  L.  T 69 


364 


Index. 


PAGE. 

Medor,  M.  W 104 

Melony,  Norman 2;]G 


Met 


iiig, 


Tliomas iiG 


Methloy,  Lord  de 11,  31 

Mitchell,  Cornelia 101 

Moores,  Hannah  E 145 

Moremer,  L.  C 33 

Morgan,  Fannio 206 

Morrison,  Luez 204 

Morton,  Josepli 56 

Moselcy,  Sarali 141 

John  I/ord  Mowbray 23 

M;nck,  Ella 144 

Muck,  S.  M 144 

Munscll,  M.  A 143 


K":,al,  Hannah 

Neal,  John . . .  . 

Neal,  Judith  A 

Nelson,  Amai  da  C . . . . 

Nelcion,  Robert 

Nesham,  Caroline 

Neville,  Havisia 

Neville,  Matilda  de. . . , 
Neville,  Ralph ....  15, 

Newall,  Sylva 

Newall,  Truman 

Newbill,  Dr.  C.  F 

Newcomb,  Catherine., 
Newland,  Mary  L  ... 

Newton,  Angelinc 

Newton,  Erastus , 

Newton,  H 

NeAvton,  Hannah 

Newton,  Miles 

Norcross,  Sarah. ,   ... 

Norield,  John 

Northy,  Betsy 

Noyes,  Cinderella.... 


20, 


Nuttall,  Elias. 


64 

G4 

07 

174 

28 

72 

23 

20 

23 

108 

108 

102 

121 

230 

203 

203 

146 

19] 

90 

151 

27 

168 

232 

30 


Odinsell,  John 55 

Ogden,  George 100 


PAGE. 

Oliphant,  Sarah 144 

Oppenheim,  E.  L 109 

Osborn,  Thomas 46 

Owen,  Malissa  W 138 

Page,  Ann 175 

Palmer,  Charlotte 129 

Palmer,  Francis 21 

Palmer,  Mary 21 

Palmer,  Sally 235 

Palmer,  Sarah  L 197 

Palms 304,  305 

Panil,  H.  L 175 

Parker,  Dr.  Wm 55 

Parkhurst,  Bethia 234 

ParBons,  M 205 

Parsons,  H.  C 110 

Parsons,  Mary  E 50 

Parsons,  Mehitablc 81 

Patterson,  Ellen 197 

Paul,  Etienne 35 

Paul,  Rene 35 

Paul,  Tullia  Clementia. ...  35 

Payne,  Bessie  W 140 

Peck,  Annice 141 

Peck,  Darius 85 

Peck,  H 186 

Peck,  llarriette 189 

Peck,  Peter 88 

Peck,  Sarah 185 

Pelton,  Margarette  P 159 

Pennybacker,  B.  R 63 

Pennybacker,  G.  A 64 

Percys..., 288,  289,  200 

Percy,  Emma  de 19 

Percy,  AVilliam  de 19 

Perk"ins,  E 86 

Perkins,  Joshua 177 

Perkins,  Nancy 86 

Phelps,  D 169 

Phelps,  Henrietta  T 165 

Philipps,  A.  B 46 

Pierce,  Clara 199 


Index. 


365 


PAGE. 
.  144 

.  109 
.  46 
.  138 

.  175 
.  129 
.  21 
,.  21 
,.235 
..197 
4,  305 
..  175 
..  55 
..  234 
..  205 
..  110 
..  50 
..  81 
..  197 
..  35 
..  35 
..  35 
..  140 
...  141 
...  85 
186 
189 
88 
185 
159 
63 
64 
290 
19 
19 
86 
,  177 
,  86 
.  169 
.  165 
.  46 
.  199 


PAGE. 

Pierce,  Rebecca 196 

Pickingill,  Phyllis 63 

Pinches,  J 167 

Pinkncy,  Azubah 78,  114 

Pinneo,  Eunice 118 

Plaisteel,  Martha 105 

Piatt,  John 204 

Plumpton,  Sir  William.  16,  24 

Pocahontas ...  34 

Polkington 306,  307 

Porter,  Lou 126 

Powers.  Betsy 133 

Pratt,  Peter 75 

Provost,  J.  A 183 

Pryor,  Martha 56 

Pudsey,  Mary 24 

Pudsey,  Sir  Henry 24 

Pumphreys,  H 39 

Putnam,  Catherine !io3 

Radcliffe,  J.  L 102 

Radcliffe,  Thomas 16,  24 

Rand,  Eunice 121 

Randall,  L 107 

Randle,  H 122 

Rascine,  Ralph 28 

Rascon,  Refugia 62 

Ratcliffe,  Sir  John ....  23,     24 

Rathburn,  Sarah  A. . .  , . . .  194 

Reaugh,  Upton  B 33 

Redding,  Statisa 195 

Redman 309,  310 

Reed,  Abner 234 

Reed,  Electa 198 

Reed,  James  P 196 

Reeves,  Anna 127 

Reuben,  R 283 

Rhodes,  A.  D  174 

Ryan,  G 39 

Ryan,  M 39 

Ryder,  Nellie  G 19!) 

Reed,  Sarah 231 

Riggs,  John  A 190 


PAGE. 

Ritchie,  Esther 115 

Roberts,  J 176 

Robinson,  J 54 

Robv,  VV 39 

Rogers,  Ellen  B 118 

Rogers,  Elizabeth 342 

Rogers,  John 75 

Rogers,  Obiah 193 

Romp,  F.  D 176 

Roosa,  II 121 

Roulston,  Rachel  B 116 

Rowdon,  George 14 

Roydell,  Jane 54 

Roydell,  John 54 

Ruflfin,  Agnus 161 

Rumsey,  Mary 133 

Rutherford,  llelen 131 

Sacket,  E 143 

Sacket,  Edwin 132 

Sadie,  Thankful 104 

Sales,  Caleb 194 

Saleteski,  Paul 238 

Saltmarsii,  John 90 

Salterstall,  H 206 

Samones,  Sarah 39 

Samuels,  Alice 36 

Samuels,  Dr 36 

Sanders,  J 32 

SaMsbury,  Martha 182 

Saunders,  Amelia 51 

Saunders,  Julia  M 103 

Saunders,  Martin 50 

Saunders,  Marv  A 50 

Saville ' 297 

Sawlev,  John 15,  23 

Scc-ntcr,  A.  B 144 

Scolley,  Anne 59 

Scollev,  Dr.  S 59 

Scott."C.  M 166 

Sears,  Lillian  W 194 

Seaver,  Harriet 170 

Seymorc,  Jane  M 156 


I!!; 


(:;!p: 


:|i!: 


866 


Index. 


PAGE. 

Sliiiw,  Matilda 110 

Sheffield,  l)r Vi'i 

Sheldeii,  ILirriotto I'JO 

Shelden,  Phoodore  ({ 190 

Sliorwiu,  J.  A 175 

Sill.  Jornsha 143 

Sill,  M.  S 14;i 

Simmons,  Fro 100 

Sisson.  n.  F 2:5!) 

Sistaire,  Ellen  M 187 

Skillman,  Albert 177 

Skillman,  Mary 178 

Skillman,  Sarali 178 

Skinner,  Cliarlotte  M 115 

Skipartli,  Alicia  de '^(> 

Sleoght,  Emma  A G-1 

Sloan,  Julia  A I(i8 

Slocum,  G 10:3 

Sly,  Ann 13;5 

Smcadley,  Amanda (52 

Smith,  Anna 135 

Smith,  Anson 83 

Smith,  Ang 145 

Smith,  Esther 191 

Sir'th,  Froelovo 187 

Smith,  J.  M. 105 

Smith,  Captain  John 17 

Smith,  Julia 115 

Smith,  Lewis  Choutean. . .     35 

Smith,  Marita '-^3(1 

Smith,  Mary  Ann Ill 

Smith,  Mary  Floyd 34 

Smith,  Miriam 78 

Smith,  Polly  I'loyd 34 

Smith,  Sabin  K 188 

Smith,  Sylvanns 205 

Smith,  Thomas 34 

Smith,   Will 17'.> 

Smith,  AVilliam 34 

Smithson,  Ilenry '.t5 

Snow,  John :.'3S 

Somes,   Sam 1(!8 

Soloman,  Anthony 20 


PAGE. 

Soloman,  Mary 20 

Sowles,  M 145 

Spaulding,  H.  F IGl 

Spaulding,  J 200 

Spedden,  Sal'lie  W luo 

S])oncer,  lietsy 170 

Spencer,  Enieline  200 

Spencer,  J.  W 100 

Sperry,  F-]va  A 233 

Stanley,  Margarette Id  I 

Stone,  Susan  A 109 

Strand,  E.  G 143 

Stumi),  Agnes 177 

Stvle,  Ellen 27 

StVle,  William 27 

Sullivan,  C.  L 193 

Snmmers,  Hasil  B 32 

Summers,  lU'ii 32 

Summers,  Frank 32 

Summers,  George  W 32 

Summers,  J.  B 32 

Snmmers,  Martha  F 32 

Summers,  Mary 32 

Summers,  Patsy 32 

Summers,  Tini'ns  K. ..... .  32 

Summers,  Sarah  E 32 

Summers,  Susan ;}2 

Sutiierland,  Amy 154 

Sutton,  Mary  K. 204 

Swan,   Mary 183 

Swank,  Laura (18 

Sydney,  Sir  Thomas !t4 

Tancred,  Anne 25 

Tancred,  AVillian, 25 

Tavlor.  Eliza-beth  . . . ,  ....  99 

Taylor,   Mary 170 

Tavlor,  Kev.  Justin 145 

Thompson,  Abbey  E 158 

Thompson,  Bielly 50 

Tlinmson,  Aniui  (1 103 

Thorp,  J 28 

Thorpe,  John 27 

/ 


m 


Index. 


307 


Tifft,  D 

Tinker.  Duriint 

Tinker,  ]\I;irv 

Todd,  Murv". 

Tonljridgo.'. ^90, 

Tonbridge,  Adclaid  de. . . . 

Toiig,  Jolin 

TowiiHciid,  Eli/,11  A 

Tracy,  E.  G 

Tnicy,  Hattic  K 

Trail,   W.  U 

Traill,  A.  S 

Travis,  Dr 

Tread  way,  Jolm 

Treville.  William 

Tripp,  J 

Trueinan,  Viiism.    

Trucnian,  Siirtana 

Turner,  Dorcas 

Turner,  Mary 

Turner,  Priscilla 

Turner,  Sylvia 

Tuttle,  Henry 

Tvulov,  Sir  Pliilip 

Tyrelf,  Elizabeth 

Tyrcll,  W 


AGE. 

200 

77 

SO 

207 

2!)  1 

1!) 

112 

202 

48 

181 

188 

100 

(10 

170 

22 

102 

108 

70 

■14 

1()7 

(51 

I8;t 
2:K' 


24 
1>I 


Urtleet,  Sir  Girard. . . .  14,  22 

Utlcy,  Elizal)eth 182 

Van  Steenburg,  Helen. . . .  157 

Vickers,  Mary 00 

Vignessy,  A 4.'. 

Villas,  E 14(i 

Waddington,  IJenjamin. . .  5(; 

Waddington,  Jane o'! 

Wade,  Clarissa 108 

Wainwright,  Alibt^y 115 

Wainwriglit,  Emma 110 

Wait,  Piitebe. 205 

Wait,  Esther  W 18<; 

Walgrave,  William 22 


PAGE. 

Walker,  Margarette 53 

Walker,  Kev.  George 53 

Wali)olo,  Jiriilgct 52 

Walsh,  Julia 141 

Walter,  S 148 

Wandersford,  Ellen 29 

Wandersford,  William 20 

Washington,  (icorge 09 

Watrous,  ('atherine 238 

Watrous,  Jerusha 191 

Watrous,  Joanna 188 

Watson,  Lucy 38 

Watson,  Martha 232 

Watterton 310 

Way,  Asa 202 

Way,  Susanna 84 

Weiiver,  J,  L 230 

Welch,  Frances  A 158 

Welch,  Jennie 107 

Welch,  Sarah 231 

Weldon,  Louisa 233 

Welly,  J 72 

Weiitwortli,  Leliah 122 

Whaley,  Matilda 117 

Wheatley,  Catherine 00 

Wheeleis  Mary 102 

Wheeler,  Mary  A 100 

Wheelock,  Hannah. 70,  102,  112 

White,  Elizabeth . 39 

White,  Lizzie 201 

White,  Mary 102 

Wliiteside,  Charlotte 124 

Whitney,  Julia  E 147 

Willl)orn,  J.   W 104 

Williams,  Anne  E 100 

Williams.  Cluirles 31 

Williams   Eliu.     32 

Williams,     (Jeiu'ral     Otto, 

Holland 32 

AVilliams,  Joseph 33 

Williams,  Laura 118 

Williams.  M.irUia 32 

Williams,  Mary 40 


368 


Index. 


PAGE. 

Williams,  Prudence 32 

Williams,  Sam 33 

Williamson,  Cornelia 153 

Wilson,  Harriet 181 

Wilson,  Mathew 33 

Wilson,  R.  D 110 

Winn,  J 53 

Winn,  Mary 63 

Winn,  Ilichard 33 

Winbush,  Julia   68 

Winchell,  Naomi 333 

Winchester,  Thomas. 30 

Winslow,  Sarah 135 

Winston,  Dolly 61 

Winston,  Isaac 61 

Wishart,  Janette 91 

Wood,  Armenia 189 

Wood,  Mary 305 


PAOK 

Wood,  Sarah 79,  105 

Wood,  Yokia 178 

Woodborn,  Joshua 333 

Woodfin,  James 338 

Woodifield . .   303 

Woodifleld,  Elizabeth 71 

Woodifield,  John 71 

Woolsey,  Mary  A 180 

Wrather,  Timon 54 

Wyman,  Aluria 185 

Wynne,  Mary  E 1G4 

Wyvell 308,  309 

Wyville,  Marmaduke 66 

Wyville,  Mary 55 

Yale,  Hannah 137 

Yeatnian,  Thomas 33 


INDEX  TO  BECKWITIIS. 


PAGE. 

.   277 

...   131 

[^ lUf) 

A ]  ()j, 

Abbie  E jrjc, 


A.  W. 

Abboy 
Abbey 
Abbie 


Abel 


^),%'iil 108,  113,  ].S0',  349 

Abijali ^/; 


Abn 


Abram  S 
Abuna. 
Ada  M , 
Adal 
Adi 


er...  H«J,  241,  242,  247,  350 


me. 


im. 


Addie 4(j 

Addic  P 


...  04 

...  133 

...  175 

45,  ()(j 

11,  15,  21,  23,  24 


177,  201 
173 


A1  i.         i«  I'AOE. 

Alcestes  M jr,^ 

Alexander g  j^ 

Alfred.      ....  (iC,  189,  21(;,  223 
Alfred  P , ^jij/ 

Al'co 27,  28,  98,"  1 12,  141 

182,  2 JO,  ^39 
Alice  A 144 

Alice  Jj '..'..'.'.'..   110 


Alice   D 


109 


Ajieo  W 159    175 


Alice  i 
All; 


m. 


^^^^|!8»ii-- 107,  201 

^^Hi.s^'^K 151^  152 

122 

....  125,  152,  100 


Allen  0. 
Allen  G. 
x\llie.... 
Alon 
Al 


zo. 


la. 


Add 
Adeliede. 


lUS. 


Adolpl. 
Adolpbus  J. 

Agabus 

Agnus , 

Agnus  R  . . , 


12G, 


Ai 


nice. 


Lira 


Albert . 


27G 

124 

24 

ICl 

38 
!20 


onzo  S. 

Altha 

Altha  A.. 


. ...   218 
....   141 

...  70 
...  147 
46,  68 
...   210 


Alum  M 185, 


Alv 


214 

38 

213 

235 

119,  120 


51,  94,  178,  194,  227 


^i^^i-fc  A 128,12 

Albert  J) 


Albert  0, 
Albro  E. , 
Albro  M.. 


9,  131 
JOl 


^>IviiA.,  Jr 213 

I^^P 121 

AlvaK 2 

Alvah  A 1 


12 
13 

Al   •  '  -^^ 

f"V\i 1^1 

Aniabilla rjg 

Amanda..  62,  69,  ISl!  187^  200 
Amlu-osc....  24,  89,95,96,     97 


Alvin  \V 1  <,i 


27(i   Anibrosi 

199  I  Amelia '    lo 


97 
123,   184 


47 


•75  I  Amelia  C 1^4 


I! 
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370 


Index. 


PAOK. 

Ameliii  Z IDS 

AiiK'ii  H lO'j 

Ainloy (i;") 

Anion 70,   113 

Amos..   79,  108,  J 00,   1  lu,  ]i;i 
242,  218,  277 

Amy 82,  83,  154,  I8t) 

Andre 120 

Andrew....   204,  215,  210,  225 

A)idrow  B (10,     (!1 

Andrew  N 171 

Angelina 217 

Angelinc 20.'{ 

Agnes   Mc]^ 50 

Ann 14,  28,  42,  00,  00,     01 

OU,  130,  153,  173,  33-,' 

Ann  (1 04 

Ann  J 105 

Ann  iM 43,  217 

Anna 114,  120,  iso 

Anna  F 102,  184 

Anna  II 125 

Anna  Y 135 

Anne.    .22,  27.  31,  33.  54,     03 

Annie 23,  20,  113,  172,  1S1» 

Annio  0 150 

Annie  E 230 

Annie  G 15!) 

Annie  L 58 

Annie  S 155 

Annio  V 208 

Ansel 242,  248 

Anso  M  , 130 

Anson 115.  227,  220 

Anson  U 110,  288 

Anson  J 174,  187 

Appleton 107,  230 

Ariana ]  8  i 

Arthnr....   18,  54,  55,  GO,     72 

122,  152 

Artliur  B 04 

Arthur  J 104 

Asa....  158,179,180,  181,  180 


PAOK. 

Asa  0 277 

Asher 223 

Aslier  M 277 

Asiiton   Kd 28 

Atwood  E 1!)3 

Augusta 138,   lOo 

Augustus 107,  137 

Aurania 00 

Austin 227 

Azuhah 177,  101,  103 

Baby 210 

Barak 87,  151,  152 

I5arl)ara 20,  30,  54,  331 

I'.arlow,  T.  (i 50 

Harnaby,  Kebeeea VVd 

Biirns. .   57,  03,  04,  00,  07,  242 
Baru(;li..l40,  141,  142,145,  140 

Basil 30,  31,  33,  41,  332 

Uar/.illai 81,  140,  142,  143 

144,   150 

Beatrice 202 

Belinda 229 

Belle  S 157 

Benedict 38,  30,  40,  242 

Benjamin..  40,  41,  44.40,  74 
8i,  85,  145,  170,205,  214,  228 
242,  244,  248,   277,  340,  340 

Benjamin  B 215,  216 

Ben'iamin  F 45,  229,  277 

Benjamin  L 179,  207 

Benjamin  McM 118 

Ben  jamin  M 140 

Berta 118 

Bertie  C 147 

Bessie     . .   103 

Bessie  E 149 

Bethuel.... 194,  200 

Bettie 58 

Betsy..   S3,  105,  107,  113,  145 

109.  182,  192,   195,  203,  232 

234,  239 

Betsy  D 200 


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371 


PAOR. 

.   277 
.   277 

.  v,r,\ 

I,  ii)t) 

1,  1:57 

.  ill) 

.  227 

I,  io;3 

.   210 
1,  152 

1,  3;n 

.      5!) 
.    V4'd 

242 
MG 
332 
143 
15U 
202 
229 
157 
242 
74 
228 
340 
210 
277 
207 
118 
140 
118 
147 
1()3 
149 
,  200 
,     58 
,  145 

'   f^ 

.   200 


Ik'Isy  J 1 «.') 

Ilinno Id 

MoiUH'V I5(i 

Hud  Sinitli IK) 

liiiiiiiic! 1(12 

I'.iir<.fo,s,s 3!»,  41 

liiiriur i2\! 

UiitltT 5(i,    1  10,  145 

Byron 104,    l!!t,  202 

C 277 

CO 277 

Calol) S-i 

Ciilvin 222 

Ciilviii  11 238,  230 

Carl  W 231 

Ojiroliiic  73,  107,  108,  12li,  171 

173,  204,  234 

Oiirrio  A 142 

( ;arrip  M   1 71 

(Jiirroll 13S 

(lastliaiiii 70 

CaMieriiu'   .   20,  27,  45,  54,  93 

90,  100,  101,  l(;i 

Cathcviiio  E 151,  152 

Oiitliorinc  S 157 

(Jol(!stiu 221 

Chaiicuy 211 

(Jharles....   20,  30,  41,  42,  92 

98.  103,    113.    114,    118,  123 

127,  213,  214,  215.   223,  225 

228,  231,  233,  234,  2:i5,  277 

331,  332,  335 

Charles  A 133,  137,  199 

Cliarlcs  B...   GO,  181,  1S2,  278 

Charles  C 170 

Charles  K. .    117.  J  22,  1^4,  2(»8 

Charles  P.... 49,  108,  112,  137 

150,  170,  197 

Cliarles  G..   159.  190,  193,  195 

19(; 

Charles  II..    137,  138,  1G8,  278 

Charles  L 113 


I'AdlC. 

Cliarlcs  r^e  K'oy   138 

Charles  M  '  102 

Charles  0 51 

Ciiarles  I' 210 

Charlrs  K. 191 

(Jharh's,  Sir 93 

(!harl(>s  S 49,  117,  118 

(Uiarlrs  W..    40,  100,  230,  237 

(JliarlesZ 100 

(Charlie 177 

Charlie   10 180 

(Hiarity 170 

Charlotte  V....05,  93,  94,  182 

214,  215 

Chauneev 179,  180,  180 

Chaiiiieey  B 180 

(Miaimeey  M 185 

Chord..". 38 

ChU)e  Ann 104 

(Christian 184 

ChrisLo])her 97 

Clara..    51,  133,  158,  177,  180 

Clara  A 131 

Clara  Jj 211 

Clara  T 181 

Clara  Y   137 

Clarabell 220 

Clarence 51,  219 

Cl,,rina  Wade 108 

Clarissa....   128,  132,  194,  227 

ClarindaL 155,  158 

Clark 119,  221 

Clark  H 214 

Clement ..  242,  249,  250 

Clementina 93 

Columbus 41 

(JolurnhusC 174,  175 

Constanlia 19 

Cordelia          ....   S3,  101,  177 

Cornelia   03,  143 

Cornelia  E 198 

Corydon 110,  111 


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Index. 


PAOE. 

Council 131> 

Cijissie 122 

Cyrus 242 

Cyrus  O 84,  191 

D.  L 278 

Dalinda 107 

Dan...  134,  137,  218,  219,  22r. 

27G,  27H 

Dan  W 210 

Dana 115,  21C 

Daniel...  77,  78,  83,  104,  100 

108,  109,  110,  113,   121,  127 

133,  148,  185,  1.SG,  223,  224 

242,  251,  27H 

Daniel  N Ill,  112 

Daniel  W 141 

Darwin  0 198 

David...  81,  83,129,  131,  182 

18<J,  2O0,  209,  211,  242,  2.M 

David   H li;8,  109 

David  G 207 

David  H I(i9,  210 

David  J ,  47 

David  L 234,  277 

David  0 278 

David  T 49,  51 

Delia 128,  228 

Delight 223 

Delias...  I«i2,  Ififi 

Dellamy 178 

Devillo 222 

Devillo  J 179 

Dewitt 187 

Dexter  T 211 

Diadiama 76,  202 

Diamond 1 74 

Dianna 120,  ;>00 

Dorothea 85 

Dorothy 71,  96,  101,  333 

E 278 

EarlN 189 


PAOE. 

E.  Blanche 193 

Eddie 186 

Edgar 107 

Edgar  C 148 

Edgar  J 190 

Edgecomb 234 

Edirh 97 

Edith  E 198 

Edith  M o 189 

Edmund 173 

Edmund  A 161 

Edmund  G 142 

Edmund  M 174 

Edmund  R 162 

Edella 119 

Hdna 201,  216 

KdnaS 21S 

Edsen  L 204,  205 

Edward...  28,  56,  71,  75,  141 

154  15S 

Edward,  Rev .'  141 

Edward  B 100 

Edward  C 212 

PMward  G..  151,  152,  242,  276 

278 

Edward  G.,  Rev 142 

Edward  J 184,  242 

Edward  M 122 

Edward  S  197 

Edward  W 105 

Edwin 57 

Edwin  B 120 

Edwin  F 119,  210 

Edwin  N 192,  193 

Edwin  R 120,  129 

Edwin  W 197 

Elbert 39 

Eleanor 32,  41,  186 

Elea/er 78 

Elenor ..  230 

Elianor 32 

Elias 228 

Elias  U 194 


^r 


Index. 


373 


PAOK. 

Eli 'i'i^ 

Eli  B IHI 

Elijah..   86,  188,  189,  190,  19!^ 

212,  222 

Elijah  P...    212 

Eliphalet 194,  211 

ElLshii..   77,82,83,84,85.     Hfi 

l.'i.'},  22«;,  227,  251,   2S5 

Eliza..   40,  124,  133,  141,  20(j 

2(»8 

Eliza  A 154,  IfiO,  201 

Elizabeth.  2fi.  30, 39,  45,  56,  57 
GO,  01,  G3,  ()4,  65,  06,  ;o,  71 
72,  73,  75, 76,  77,  79,  80,  S2 
.".5,  S7,  89,  90,  91,  94,  95,  90 
97,  99  101,  108,  124,  12S 
134,  135,  137,  140,  142,  146 
170,  •.»04,  205,  331,  33:{ 

Elizabeth  A 134 

Elizabeth  D 23S 

Ki.ziilK'th  E 43 

El.zabt'ih  (I 156 

Elixtibeth  J 183 

Elizabeth  U 158 

Ella 133,   163,  220 

Ella  V, 182 

Ella  I) 178 

EllaM 202 

Ella  V   20? 

Ellen...  24,  2!i,  28,63,67,   114 
118,  122,   184 

Ellen  K 157,    191 

Ellen  M 197 

Elmer 224 

Elniira 21! 

Ebiiwe ."i9 

Elton  F 119 

Elvina  . .    12o 

Elvira 20(t 

Emeline 142,180,200,  2(t;! 

Eniilv 39,  107.  126,    141 

Euiily  S 157 

Emma..  46,  127,  144,  158,  232 


PAOK. 

JlmmaA 168,  177 

Emma  E 148 

Emma  O 108,  134 

Emma  J 172,  197 

Emma  L...    209 

Emma  M 48 

EmmaS 197,  207 

Eno 242 

Enoy 180 

KnoH  P....  147,234,235,  236 

Ephiuim 210 

Erastus 141 

Ered 6r, 

Kmest 186 

Ernest  C: 2(tl 

Krncst  S 123 

E8(|uire 185 

Esther 82,  195,  212.  240 

Esther  A 107 

Estlier  M 200 

Esther  V 196 

Ethan 222 

Kthol 177 

En<,'ene 40 

Ku<,'enia. . . .  133,  139,  220,  222 

Euniec.  76,  88,  113,   114,  221 

Eunice  C 162 

Kva 186 

Evii  D 218 

Evalina 66 

Kvaii<reline 220 

Kverton 240 

Everett 126 

Ezekicl 166,  169,  170,  171 

Ezra....  83,188,  192,  22r.=  227 

229,  243 

K/.raM 212 

Kzra  N 200 

F      279 

F.  E.  S 276 

Fannie..  41,  124,  175,206,  207 
211,  224,  229 


374 


Jnd«e. 


PAGE. 

Pnnnio  A 112 

Fannie  L 213 

Fannie  P 212 

Fannio  S 49 

Fcrdiniind 91 

Ferdinand  A J>2 

Fidelia HH 

Flavcl..  172,  17:5,174.  17.'.,  17(5 

Flora  A 213 

Florence <;i.  125,  126,  17(! 

184,  18G,  230 

Florence  E .  V.)\) 

Fosdick 170 

Frances 28,  s<.»,  333,  334 

Francif. ..  25,  2(1,  (57,  105,  27'.> 

331 

Francis  A 113,  l'.t7,  231) 

Francis  B 134 

Frank  1) 187 

Francis  K 1(57,  1«8,  279 

Francis  F 100 

Francis  J 107 

Francis  L 232 

Francis  M 123,  125 

Francis  W 231 

Francis  P 235 

Francis  X 124 

Frank...  59.  05.  127,  184.  218 
220,  230.  232.  279.  288 

Frank  A 142 

Frank  H 118 

Frank  F 170 

Frank  L 192 

Fnnklin...  184,  208,  220,  227 

Franklin  II 138 

Franklin  P 129 

Franklin  K 143 

Fred 237 

Fred  J 239 

Fred  L 193 

Fred  W 22(1 

Freddy  C 180,  197 


PAGE. 

Fredorick 82,133,  142,  143 

Frederick  A.  144,147,  199,  217 

Frederick  0  233 

Frederick  M .  181 

Frederick  W 35 

Frederick  W'.,  Jr 30 

Fredericka 30 

Freelove 227 

Frocene 157 

a 279 

Gay  R    173 

tl eorge . .  17,28,29.  30,  31,  41 

42,  47,  80,   81,   87,    92,  115 

110,  117,   128,  129,  140,  141 

143,  152,  159,  170,  183,  184 

188,  208,  209,  218,  220,  228 

241,  243,  253,  2'.9,   325,  320 

327,  328,  329.  .330,  331,  332 

348,  349,  350 

Gcorjre  A 48,  49,  150.  201 

UeorKeC...  04,  119,  145,  171 

279 

George  1) 151 

George  K 141,  142 

George  F 124 

George  G 143,  159 

(Jeorgell 145,  140,  27!> 

George  H.J 58,  59,  88 

(Jeorge  L...  124,  125,  126,  217 

279 

George  M 145,  140,  148 

George  0 197 

George  if 233,  252 

(Jeorge  S....  92,  156,  157,  175 

George  T 187 

George  W. . .  50,  153,  155,  158 

207,  212,  235,  279 

(k'orgie 231 

Georgiania 94 

Georgette  D 104 

Gertrude 137 

Gertrude  M 124 


Index. 


375 


PAOB. 

t2, 

143 

)9, 

217 

•  • 

233 

•  ■ 

181 

35 

•  • 

30 

•  • 

36 

•  • 

227 

•  • 

157 

279 

,  , 

173 

31, 

41 

115 

40. 

141 

83, 

184 

20, 

228 

25, 

326 

31, 

332 

49, 

350 

50. 

201 

45, 

171 

*>70 

^  <  .J 

151 

41, 

142 

124 

43, 

159 

40. 

279 

5!t, 

88 

26, 

217 

279 

46 

,  148 

197 

33 

,  252 

57 

,  175 

187 

55 

158 

35 

,  279 

.  231 

.  94 

.  104 

.  137 

•  • 

.  124 

PAGE. 

Gilbert 150,  191,  279 

Gil(^8  E.  C 157 

Gilkey  A 193 

Gillam,  R 101 

Gillnmn 202 

Giruril  Robert 74 

Grace. . . .  27,  90, 146,  170,  175 

189,  218,  233 

Goodey 344 

Gonlon 253 

Green 13ti 

Green  P 212 

Grcenbury  C 41 

Griswold 70 

Gri)8venor  U 49 

Gurdon 82 

Guy 134,  243 

Iladley 218 

HalseyP 212 

Hanion 13,  22 

Hundley 80,  121 

Hanna  A 174 

Hannah    85,  90 

Hannah  E 130 

Hannah  F 138 

Hanson 12 

Harmonious 176,  179 

Harmonious  V 179 

Harriet.  59,  110,  120,  129,  146 

170,  175,  185,  187,  189,  200 

220 

Harriet  C 195,  217 

Harriette  G 149 

Harriet  L 13(» 

Harriet  S 1 43 

Harriet  V 140 

Harris 243,  254 

Harris  B 173 

Harris  W 100.  107 

Harry 227 

Harry  R 230 

Harva 177 


PAOB. 

Harvey    173 

Hattie..  58,  i21,  192,  200,  239 

Hattio  E 38 

Hays 288 

Helen  ...  39,  94,  147,  152,  213 

221,  230 

Helen  R 65 

Helen  S 110 

Helen  VV 131 

Honnie 99 

Henrietta 107,  224 

Henrietta  L 167 

Henry..  17,  24,  20.28,73,  05 
98,99,  101,112.115,123,  127 
132,  135,  109,  170,  182,  185 
180,  208,  213,  280,  325,  333 

335 

Henry  A 184,  280 

Henry  B 142 

Henry  C 01,  02,  144,  206 

207,  214,  280 

Henry  E 151 

llenrv  F 92,   193 

Henry  G 280 

Henrv  H 121,  2(il.  202 

Henr'v  J 73.   143 

Henrv  L 109 

Ht-nry  M 140,  280 

Hunrv  N Ill,  183,   184 

Henrv  S....  40,  133,   134.   197 

Hunry  T inn.  HO,  112 

Henrv  W...  99,  112,  118,   108 

Hepsil.ah 180 

Heri)ert 123 

HerluTt  T) 280 

HerluTt  E 280,   285 

Hester 55 

Hezekiah S4,  1.53,  1S8 

Hirfi  Hansom 221 

Hiram..  107,  177,  181,  189,  203 

204 

Hiram  J   218 

Hiram  W 219 


376 


Index. 


PAOK. 

Holmes 121 

Homes '-J03,  204 

Horace 187,  207 

Horace  J 207 

Horace  h 122 

Hugh  iM in,     02 

Hugh  W lfi2 

Huldah 8(5,  8H,  1%,  210 

Humphreys 243 

Huntington 20 

I.  O 45 

Ichabod  2t;i,  243 

Ida 134,  207 

Ida  E 207 

Ida  Jane 217 

Inez 18(i 

Inez  M 23(t 

Ira.  79,  108,  112,  119,  139,  18(1 

Ira  Lewis 108 

Ira  M 280 

Irenus 117,  118 

Isaac...  61,  135,  139,  233,  243 

Isaac  H 109,  157 

Isabell 20,  29,  55.  !»().     93 

Israel 154,  191,  193 

J 281 

J.  C 281 

J.  E 281 

J.  F 140 

J.  H 209,  2S1 

J.  P 281 

Jabpz 194,202,  203,  223 

James..   02,  75,  77,  78,  83,    80 

88,  97,98,  103,  114,  115,  110 

117,  119,  120,  127,  132,  207 

209,  229,  230,  237,  243,  240 

248,  280,  284 

James  Allen 84,  152,  231 

James  E 85,  117,  121 

James  P 124.  127 

James  U 48,  60,  62,  108 


PAGE. 

James  L 231,  232 

James  L.  S 104 

Jiimos  U 238,  244 

James  W YM\ 

.JumcH  Z 50 

Jane. . .  27.  28,  39,  54.  03,     50 

09,   70,  72,  89,  '.•().  138,   157 

180,  208,  209 

lane  H    138 

Jared   113 

Jason 82,  83,  239 

Jason  1 239 

Jiiy 232 

J.  (.'anoll   158 

JelTiTson  129 

Jefferson  T 131 

Jenks 190 

J.  Eiinals 102 

Jennet 24,  223 

Jennet  0 188 

Jenette  M    184 

Jennie 103,  167,  228 

Jennie  A 144 

Jennie  F 199 

Jennie  M 171 

Jennie  M.  C 49 

Jennint^s     ....   57,  05,  66,  275 

Jere    .  ^ 244 

Jeremiah  ...   99,  100,  189,  190 

226 

Jeremiah  II.  TJev 100 

Jerry 227 

Jerusha    85,  191 

Jessie.,  191,  192,  193,  244,  259 

Jessie,...  92,93,  133,  144,  230 

231,  233,  234,  347,  350 

Jessie  F 225 

Jessie  H .94,  231 

Jessie  L 213 

Jessie  .M 174 

Jessie  P 94 

Jeysee 259 

Joan 24 


Index. 


377 


PAOK. 

Joanna 188,  'iVi 

Job 86,  ir.O,  173,  -IbCu  2«;4 

Job  W 10(1 

Joe  E i")l 

Joel  --jio,  .>i(;,  n'i 

.1     Iliiiry    -^(iM 

Jolin  ..14,  16,  -^-v',  n,  U,  27 
28.  31,  5'-i,  5:5,  «o,  70,  71,  72 
73,74,75,77.81.82,88,  S»l 
1)2,  1)5,  1(8,  108,  110,  111,  121 
133,  134,  140,  ICO,  l«;i.  1(12 
105,  171,  173,  174.  177,  180 
200,  211,  231,  244,  255,  250 
281,  288,  345,  34t;,  347,  348 

John  A 40,  44,  123,  281 

John  W   ..     103,  200,  210,  217 

John  (' 157,  206 

John  F 93 

John  F.  U 103 

John  G 39,     58 

J(»hn  11   08.  281,  282 

Ji.lin  M    03,  101,  102 

John  P 105,  183,  234 

.lohn  Q 162 

John  S 216 

John  T    18". 

.John  W..  33,41,  112,  101,   102 
103,  170,  190,  282 

Jona  S 150 

Jonah....  75,80,208,340,  348 

349 

Jonatlum. . .  57,  00,  01,  05,  140 

150,  209,  244,  330,  339 

Jonathan  B 05 

Jonathan  R 118 

Jonatlian  Sir 50,  57,     05 

Joseph 20,  26,  41.  44,     74 

84,  121,  179,  ISO,  183,  184 
180,  208,  222,  231,  2in,  -.'41 
244,  257.  282,  344,  340,  347 

348 

Josejih  F 258 

I  Josepli  M    188 

48 


PAOE. 

Joseph  W 195,  196,  197 

Josephine 63,  157 

.loseplius 234 

Joshua  .  203,  215,  234,  239,  245 

Josiah..  81,  10.5,  139,  209,  215 

216,  220,  245,  259 

Josiah  Gale  ....   154,  155,  166 

JniM 135 

.luditii   .          55 

.ludith  Ann 69 

.hilia 123,  129,  141 

Julia  A...    lie,  122,  124,  128 

168 

Julia  E 115,  143 

Julia  G    130 

John  L 123 

.lulia  M    258 

Julian  H 161,  102,  288 

Juliette   224 

Julius     141,  142 

Julius  A 115 


Kate. . .  104,  215,  218,  227,  228 

Kate  D 101 

Katie   62 

Katie  L 

KateS Ill 

Kittie 179 

Kirk    197 


100 
102 


L 

L.C 

I..  J  

Laban 50,  51, 

Laiieska 

Lafayette.. . .    232, 

Fiauibert 

Laura..  40,  02,63,  70,  112, 
193,  219. 

fiuura  A 

ijiiitrii  i*«  ■■••.■••••••■••• 

Laura  C 

Laura  E Ill, 


282 
211 
223 
282 
110 
282 

24 
184 
234 
108 

00 
214 
122 


FT-m^ 


378 


Judex. 


PAOE. 

Liinm  J 185 

Laurcattc  H 11>» 

Luiireit 144,  )i(\-i 

Luviiiia I'il 

Lawrence "iSS 

Linvrcnco  A (33,  04 

Lawrence  li 58,  59,  G»»,  'i^C 

Lawrence  II 5'.t 

Lawrence  K 58 

Lawson 'i'-iO 

Leilla  II 159 

Leliah l.i->» 

Lemuel.  H):J,  18-.',  183,  "^45,  2G0 

Lemuel  M 117 

Lemuel  N 184 

Lena I'iT 

LcnaS :*3a 

Lenassa "ill 

Lennox 4.') 

Leonard...   49,90,91,94,  9.1 

97,  1S7 

Leonard  F 15:2 

Leoiuird  Sir 88,  89 

Leroy  A GG 

Leroy  L '-.»3'v>,  233 

Lerov  W 131 

Leslie  M 199 

Letta 182 

Levi ISG 

Lewis.  G5,  G6,  09,  184,  282,  28:. 

Lewis  A 03,  282 

Lewis  C 154,  157,  282 

Libby 204 

Lillie 40 

Lillie  Mav 68 

Lirius  N'... 200 

Li  via  A 144 

Livonia 47,  206 

Lizzie 44 

Lod  W 171.  282 

Lois 76,  180,205,  20G 

Lonon 190 

Lora  P 168 


TAfJE. 

liorania  C 214 

L<irena 41,     40 

Lorenna  C 49 

Lorenzo 228 

Lorin 120 

Lorin;,'.  K.  Rev 119 

Lottie  C 100 

Lottie  II 188 

Lottie  L 133 

Loiida  C 211 

Loiicell  A 282 

Louie  M 176 

Louisa.    ...  131,  185,  217,  229 

Louisa  W 145 

Loyd 50 

Luoania .   201 

Lueinda 194,  195 

Lucris.sia 1 87 

Lucy..  38,  40,  05.  07,  lOO,  115 
134,  182,  185,  221 

Luey  A 200 

Lucy  B 69 

Luey  II 70 

Tiucy  M 51,   145 

Lucv  S 190 

Luella 40,  184 

Lucz 204 

Luman  G 179 

TiVdia 82,  84,  188,  233 

LydiaA 237 

Lydia  J 188 

Lvman 27,  231,  232 

Lyman  G 179 

Lymon 27 

Mabel 225 

Madeline 1 53 

Maggie  L 145 

Magsie  M 100 

Malbis 57 

Malhv 72 

Malcolm  F 185 

Malissa 219 


I,uh 


I'd'. 


879 


PAOE. 

Miillissu  A is;j 

Manly '.••.'4 

Marcus  I).  L 'i'.ii 

Marcus  W KiG 

Mannius ]S'.i,  iSo 

Mnroinus 18") 

Marjiarctt*' . .  'i'.i,  m.  53,  at,  (57 

Tl,  '.to,  9!»,  l«i;j,  lf;i,  •.»()(> 

•.'(>:.  :{:JI 

Mark  E Vi] 

Maria 73,  114,  134,   141 

Maria  L 14G 

Miiriali ti7 

Marian 21(» 

Afario  S 143 

Marion  .loril \W 

Marniacluko...   10,  17,  18,     -'7 

28,  55,  56,  05,  67,  68,  !)!,  •.»45 

3-,»5,  336 

Marmaduko   H 57,  05,  <i8 

Ararniaclukc  C ('.:;» 

Marmailnkc  Sir 56 

Martha..  39,  4-->,  61,66,67,     70 

77,  104.  13-.',  18t>.   185 

Martlm  A....  4v»,  48.  183,   185 

Martha  L I'Jl 

Martha  M 141 

Martlia  U 50 

Marshall 183 

Martio 14'<J 

Martin 203,  204,  234,  253 

283 

Martin  W I'.C 

Marvin 80,  110,  2ti5 

Marvin  C 120 

Marvin  H 118 

Marv 28,30,34.38,40,     42 

45,55,56,70.71,72,73.  77 
7'.»,  84,  88,  !tO.  ',U,')3,  115,  W 
07,  90,  103,  121.  122,  128 
129,  140,  146.  148,  171,  175 
183,  207,  223,  225,  226,  227 
235,  331,  334 


I>A«B. 

Mary  A. . . . .  90,  145,  208,  238 

Marv  Amelia 36 

Marv  Ann 52,  80,  112,  124 

134,  170,  211 

Mary  C 115,  144.  203 

Marv  E 42,  49,  59.  63,     65 

103,  112,  125.  142,  144,  162 
184,  202 

Mary  Kii'^cnc 220 

Marv  Kvalinc 49 

Marv  F 207 

Mary  G 158 

Mary  11 58,  60,  148,   150 

Mary  1 118 

Miirv  .lane 151 

Aury  L 7<»,  187,  190,   217 

Mary  M 104 

Marv  IVvton 63 

Marv  \i.\ 118,  213 

Marv  W 148,  162 

••  Miis^a  Jane" 48 

Mathow....  17,  27,  33,  55,     08 

70.71,73,74,75,  70.340,  341 
342,  343,  344,  345,   346 

Matliias 136,   137 

Matilda 47,  204 

MatihIaE 49,  161 

Mattie  IJ 118 

Maude 222 

Maud  S 147 

Maurice 141 

Mavhew 121.   122 

McAuthcr 237 

Mchital.le 215 

Mcrcv 106,   170 

Miduul 98 

Milan   H 283 

Milan  N 201 

Milll)urn   186 

Millisa 185 

Milton 137 

Milton  E 147 

Milton  H 138 


380 


hul^x. 


PAOK. 

Minnie 62,  133,  !i(»9,  239 

Minnie  E 147 

Minniu  Lee (58 

Minattie  (J U;'.» 

Miiiorvu 34,  12U 

Minurvu  Eultilic 3U 

Miniock 250 

Minor  York 218 

Mitchell. 1 171 

Mollie 132 

Molly 207 

Morgana 225 

Mortinioro  Edwards 220 

Mosses 17(1 

Mountain (i7 

Myru  E 19!) 

Mystic 224 

Nancy. . .  40,  41,  128,  190,  227 

236 

Nancy  I) 150 

Nancy  E Kil 

Nancy  G 6(i 

Naomi 233 

Nathan...  85,  80,  105,  lo7,  153 

154,    159,   109,  170,  187,   l'.>2 

222,  228,  230,  233,  234,  241 

245,  201 

Nathan  E 158,  160 

Natiian  R 107,  231 

Nathaniel   ...    74,  85,  161,  104 

192,  193,  194,  203,  220,  223 

233,  340,  340,  349 

Nathaniel  B 81,  140,  150 

Nathaniel  L 150 

Nccdhani 139 

Nehemiah.  80,  98.  99,  101,  102 
103,  123,  246,  261,  333 

Nellie 65,  141,  177,  217 

Nellie  .1 179 

Nellie  M 175 

Nelly 153 

Nelson 182,  196,  212 


PAGE. 

Nelson  W 201 

Nelson  M 151,  152 

Nettie 102 

Neville 308 

Newark 90,  91 

Newman 65,  07 

Newt(»n 288 

Nicholas...  13.  22,  41,  42,  03 

283 

Nicolas  Pino 03 

Niles  C 107,  194,  201 

Noah 82 

Nohle 141 

Noma 164,  227 

Nora 00 

Norbonne  .T 104 

Norman 123,  142,  143 

Norman  A 184 

Norman  C 143 

Norman  E 191 

Norton  Thomas 64 

Oberson 245 

Onslow 73 

Orlando 187 

Olinda 130,  210 

Olive 130,  177,  223 

Oliver 216 

Olivia no 

Orion 189 

Ormond  \V 199 

Orrin  P 187 

Orrin  W 187 

Orion 43 

Orville 120 

Osborn  Thaddcus.  Rev 107 

Oscar 220,221,  239 

Oscar  C 100 

Pamclia 199 

Parkhurst  Itansom 221 

Parnielia 40 

Parraeno 26 


\ 


Index. 


381 


.1 


TAOR. 

Parncll Wi 

Paticiici' 8:.,  141,  W\ 

I'auliim •.'»; 

Poiiclopc 57,  UO 

iV'iiolopc  S 03 

IVnin ^34 

Perry ail,  '-^45 

IVrrv  (Jret'ii 'Zm,  -iVZ,  'iVi 

Peter  C 1'48,  133 

Pliilimder 114 

Philindiu 113 

I'hilip 34!) 

Philijin Oo 

Philo  I) lOG 

Phineus 205,  206,  245,  203 

Plui'he 22; 

Phnbo  I 213 

Polly..    113,  173,  182,  180,  li»5 

2(19,  210,  2-.MJ 

Polly  K 20'» 

Priscilla 20,  29,  22(5,  227 

Prudence 20,  75,  80,  340 

Quires 67,  08 


R.  S 

V83 

Rachel 

1 17 

Raiiiville.  Albert  de. . . 

10 

Ralph  Ed 

100 

Ralzainan 

Ratisoni 

Ransom  E 

222, 

173 
223 
2(»1 

Ransom  P 

;".»1 

Rav 

213 

Rebecca 51,  52,  5( 

02,  64,  05,  78,  102. 
112, 

Rel)ecca  G 

Regus  

i.  57, 
105, 
140, 

.   43, 

Oil 
los 
224 
10b 
239 

Renald 

Rcscine    

4  1 , 

88 
41 

Reuben  

Rhoda.! 113, 

179, 
140, 

182 
150 

PAOR. 

Ki.e 246.  263 

Kirhard.  ...  28,  51,  07,  72,  105 

127,  128,   132,   187,  205.  210 

215,  245,  205 

Kichard  A 0-1 

Riciiard  W 200,  208 

Richard  H.  H 208 

Richard  K 217,  218 

Richard  II 130 

Kichard  M    60,  204 

Richard  .M.-uinaduke.. .  57,  59 

01 

Richard  Marnuiduke  barns  58 

Uichanl  P 215,  216 

Kichard  K 128,  131 

Kicd 231 

Kiswall 2-15 

Kizpah 210 

Kobert..  16,24,  27.  28,  00,  0] 

02,  88,    97,  98,  102,  110,  12-1 

127,   133,  134,  229,  230,  240 

205,  283,  325 

Robert  H 122 

Robert  (J 132 

Robert  L 110 

Kobert  Nelson 122 

Robert  R 01 

Kobert  S -^83 

Kobert  W 63 

Kol)ert  Wattrns 164 

Kobertson 104 

Roger..   18,27,54,50,70,  89 

9(»,  91,  95,  90 

Roger,  Kcv 96 

Roger,  Sir 55,  50 

Ronui 100 

Rose  Caroline 73 

Rosamia 47 

Rosanna  Deborah 48 

Uosello  K 207 

Koswell 87,  265 

Roswell  A 151 

Roswell,  Rev 86,  87 


382 


Index. 


I'AOK. 

Roy IM 

Hoy  HariiH H7 

Hoyden IM 

Hud 7".»,  lU.'.,  km; 

l{iifiis..  101,  105, -^Mr),  ti»5»;,  'iK\ 

HufiiH  n \»h;j 

Hiihaiuah 11(1 

HiiiH'l •>'  10 

HuiKJi-t  0 40,  41 

Huth :.\  'iu\,  m^ 

Hiith  \a lOO.  l!tS 

Uuth  N r.>8 

S :.'s;] 

S.  II :.'S7 

S.  M >'T0 

Sabiiia 07 

Sabra 8'.',  s;j.  18:. 

Sadio 177 

Smlio  W 100 

Sallii' 170,  -.'lU 

Sallio  F AS 

Sallic  M 51) 

Sally •.»0v>, '^Mk;,  ',»•.'(; 

Salmon  C '-iOO 

Sanunii' 1 05 

Samuel.  '.'H,  31),  5->.  5:1,  54,  77 

7it,  80,  bO,  US.  10v»,   118.  ViA 

120,135,   130,    178,   188,  223 

n%,  228,  231,  240,  207,  330 

35(» 

Samuel  H.  M 145,  148 

Samuel  C 102 

Samuel  F 208 

Samuel  (1 114,  110,  2S8 

Samuel  H 212,  283 

Samuel ,  Hev 54 

Saiulford  W ls3 

Sarah. . .  33,  40.  52,  r5,  76,  77 

78,  84.  85.  80,    103,  105,  114 

120,  134,   140,  141,  170,  181 

205,  231,  230,  34(5 

Sarah  A. . . .  100,  128,  178,  I'JO 


PAGE. 

Sarah  0 ^^8 

Sarali  M....  Ill,  137,  217,  330 

Sarah  Kmeline 238 

Sarah  II 158 

Sarah  J 232 

Sarah  .lAue 103 

Sarah  K 167 

Sarah  L 113,  2(t7 

Sanili  Maria 2:J5 

Sarah  S 157 

Sarah  V 212 

Sarefta  F 4!) 

Saxtoii 185 

Sayles  Fraiieis 221 

Selittken 218 

Sella 219 

Seplirona 177 

Seth....  82,  134,  130,  137,    139 
173,  240,  240,  208,  209 

Seth  Leo 210,  217 

Seth  U 210 

SethS 135,  130,  138 

Seward 178 

Shelden.  128,  131,  174,  175,   I'.io 

Sherwin  C 175 

Sidney 114,  116,  229,  230 

Si«lnev  A 230 

Sidney  11 117 

Sitlney  Tliomas 104 

Silas.  ...  81,  127,  134,  135,   130 
210,  240.  2t;9 

SihisS 190,  197 

Siniion 223 

Simon 52 

Simon  Brooks 215 

Singleton 42 

Siou 139 

Sir  Ilamen. 14 

Sir  Hercules 22 

Sireiia 39 

Sulonu)!! 47,  50,  284 

Solomon  C 47 

Sophia 94,  120,  170,  236 


I 


- 


Index. 


383 


I'AOK. 

SophiiiC iin 

Sopliiii  M TO 

Sopliio l'-':} 

Stiinlcy H'.i 

Siatira \W 

St.'llu  I i;{(» 

si.-plu'ii 8:>,  \\:\,  KiC).  iss 

I'.tl.  •.»()().  2 is,  •^>y-i.  .Wu  .'MO 

:mi,  344,  ;J4H,  :u!i 

Sii'plion  II 1!h; 

Sti'wiinl  .F Kll 

Stcwiirt  W '^84 

Sue M'.t 

Sullivan I'fJ 

Sushi....  '.5,  iCl.  lo;{,  lo'.t,  l&:i 

Kii.  k;:.,  isr»,  ^u,  •.>34,  ^'.".t; 

Su.^aniiii 70.  71,  SI 

Siisaiiiuili ft.'),  95,  1;J0,  ."541 

Sy.ln.'y !»C 

Sykcs :{0.  40,  y4<; 

Svlvamirf I  OS,  IM,  l!Cv> 

Syl v.'8Ut(} :iS4 

Sylvia :;i.'il 

Taiu  ml .'{or 

Taplcv.. .'»«».  (i:{.  t;4,  (!.'..  r.o,  ;}:u; 

Tari.lov..  .".«.(;.*{,  (14,  (m.  ()(!,  ;{;5(; 

Tliank.iloii 1«;5 

Thankful !iW 

Thclcstros  A !.'.•.> 

Thculdcia 1(17 

Theodora  .M llli 

Theo(l(.;i'  K    lOO 

Theodore  L '^Sl 

Theresa ^>-.Ml 

Thirsa lo; 

Thomas 14,  15,  U),  17,  'i'i 

n,  24,  25,  27,  2H,  •»),  30,  52 

5;{,  54,  68,  78,  84,  !»0,  0(5,  102 

114.  r.V.\,  104,   1(J5,   172,  17:} 

174,  17.5,   17f;,   177,  202,  24(; 

271,  .325,  :{4;5,  348,  34;t 

Thomas  A.  124,  187,  19G,  197 


PAOB. 

Thonntx  V l.%9 

Thomas  I» 117,  174,  20«.» 

Thomas  F 118 

Thomas. 1 104 

Thomas  l.vnden 1G5 

Th<.nuis  \". 1(12 

Tiiotnas  I! 175,  i:«.  207 

Thomas,   IJev 96 

Thonuis  S 143.  144.  1«1 

162.  178 

Thonui.^  Sir 92 

Thnm.is  W .58.  18n.  181 

TitTt 211 

Timothy 129,   1.33.  24r, 

272.  2S4 

Tirzah  M .'.*  2o4 

Titu.^ 79.  104,  1(»5,  km; 

Toliias 61,  52 

Townsend 129 

T..\vnsen.l  A 131 

'!'..\vnsend  C 131 

Tr'ssaS 187 

Triuinan 108,  lo9.  110 

111.  112 

T.  Stanley Itil 

I'ndf  rwood <i9 

Tpsoii  II    148 

I'pton :J3 

I'riah  K 183 

I'rsula 172 

Velhna Ill* 

Vilas 14« 

Vincent 42 

\inton 350 

Virjrinia r,\,  iVi,  64 

Volinda .32 

Volney 222,  224 

W 284 

W.  II.  H 139 

Wait  Joseph 77 


384 


Index. 


PAGE. 

Wallace  W 158 

Walter 214 

Walter  G 192,  193 

Walter  II 100 

Walter  P 221 

Walter  8 65,  185 

Warden 185 

Warren 120,  194,  195,  210 

213,  284 

Warren  B 158 

Warren  L 110 

Warren  W 12(i 

Watrus.  41,  100,  103,  105,  246 

Watson 38 

Watts 193 

W.  Cheney 218 

Wealthy 83 

Wells  E 173 

Wesley 140,  231 

Westley 224 

Wheatley 99,  100 

Wheeler 104 

Whitney  C 210 

Will 219 

WillH 219 

Willard 113 

WillardC 191 

William  ...  14,  15,  17,  22,  24 
25,26,27,28,31,38,41,  42 
44,45,51,52,54,55,61,  65 
GQ,  68,  70,  71,  72,  73,  89,  91 
92,  95,  96,  98,  103,  105,  107 
110,  110,  131,  141,  151,  167 
168,  171,  209,  210,  211,  212 
228,  231,  240,  247,  273,  284 
285,  325,  332 


PAGE. 

William  A 190 

William  B 99 

William  C 106,  214 

William  Clark 214 

William  D 117,  118 

William  E.  ,.  73,  143,  162,  171 

236,  237 

William  F 100,  176,  284 

William  Franklin 207 

William  (}...,  44,93,  117,  237 

284,  28(! 

William  II..  147,148,154,  167 

108,  109,  197,  202,  217,  218 

237,  285 

William  J 61,  62,  172 

William  L. . .  70,  125,  214,  285 

William  M 5U,  146,  174 

William  1» 100 

William  K 181 

William,  Rev 119 

William  S.  ..  64,  123,  155,  159 

William,  Sir....  15,  16,  23,  24 

William  T 170,  171 

William  W..  40,  101,  103,  104 

107,  194,  274,  285 

Winnefred 137 

Woodfield 72 

Wolcott 179,  182 

Wolsten 171,  176 

Wright 215,  285 

Zachariah....  39,  78,  114,  115 

116,  247 

Zanoni 222 

Zina  Amanda 129 


ERRATA. 

12th  line,  page  144,  between  1831  and  at,  should  read  horn. 
13th  line,  page  144,  instead  of  1821,  should  read  1811. 
Henry  C.  Beckwith,  U.  S.  V.  S.,  1861-65,  should  appear  in 
Roll  of  Honor. 


PAGE. 
190 

99 

106,  214 

214 

117,  118 

'3,  143,  163,  171 

236,  237 
.  100,  176,  284 

in 207 

44,  03,  117,  237 

284,  286 
7,  148,  154,  167 
,  202,  217,  218 

237,  285 
...  61,  62,  172 
),  125,  214,  285 
. .  50,  146,  174 

100 

181 

119 

,  123,  155,  159 
15,  16,  23,  24 

170,  171 

,  101,  103,  104 

194,  274,  285 

137 

72 

179,  182 

171,  176 

215,  285 

),  78,  114,  115 

116,  247 

222 

129 


(1  rend  horn. 

(1  1811. 

uld  appear  in 


